---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to mining."
description: "AN ACT relating to mining."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2020RS"
identifier: "SB 251"
citation: "Kentucky SB 251 (2020RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Minerals and Mining", "Surface Mining", "Coal"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-03-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-04-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9fb5b0e-f799-4d38-8479-fd729c6727a7"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb251.html"
source_hash: "4fbf818be35c7f4d27a0924c969f87322d075ee232787741cc3e3ac34d8dad14"
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 SB 251 (2020RS) — AN ACT relating to mining.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb251/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb251/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 251 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 251 w/hfa1 FINAL PASSAGE — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2020-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17, 2020
- **2020-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 32-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (H) `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H)
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2020-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** posting waived
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H)
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2020-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 70-19 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2020-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2020-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House floor amendment (1)
- **2020-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House floor amendment (1)
- **2020-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 33-0 `passage`
- **2020-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2020-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2020-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2020-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch.100) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9fb5b0e-f799-4d38-8479-fd729c6727a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).