---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to coal mining. Amend KRS 350.055 to change the reference in the public notice of intention to mine coal from \"mining site\" to \"permitted area\"; amend KRS 350.060 to remove the requirement that all areas overlying underground workings of coal mines be permitted."
description: "AN ACT relating to coal mining. Amend KRS 350.055 to change the reference in the public notice of intention to mine coal from \"mining site\" to \"permitted area\"; amend KRS 350.060 to remove the requirement that all areas overlying underground workings of coal mines be permitted."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2017RS"
identifier: "HB 234"
citation: "Kentucky HB 234 (2017RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84105894-cb04-4b1e-a732-f10074aa6b8f"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB234.htm"
source_hash: "73dd776fbd8f0d7e7e3c409484dfcf09d0c804700d42ed534dc323651f5b941b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 234 (2017RS) — AN ACT relating to coal mining. Amend KRS 350.055 to change the reference in the public notice of intention to mine coal from "mining site" to "permitted area"; amend KRS 350.060 to remove the requirement that all areas overlying underground workings of coal mines be permitted.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 234 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB234/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB234/HFA1.pdf)
3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB234/bill.pdf)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-07** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** To Natural Resources & Energy (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Posted in committee
- **2017-02-16** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
- **2017-02-17** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2017-02-17** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-21** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 23, 2017
- **2017-02-27** 3rd reading, passed 87-0 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-28** Received in Senate
- **2017-02-28** To Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06** Taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2017-03-06** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-06** Returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2017-03-07** Taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2017-03-07** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07** Returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2017-03-08** Reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill
- **2017-03-15** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 15, 2017
- **2017-03-15** 3rd reading, passed 36-2 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-15** Received in House
- **2017-03-15** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-15** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2017-03-15** Delivered to Governor
- **2017-03-27** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 142) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84105894-cb04-4b1e-a732-f10074aa6b8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).