---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the hazardous waste management fund."
description: "Amend KRS 224.46-580 to extend the levy of the hazardous waste management assessment until June 30, 2032."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "HB 222"
citation: "Kentucky HB 222 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment and Conservation", "Fees", "Hazardous Materials", "Pollution", "Waste Management"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85bfc779-434e-498b-890e-7f216ec53530"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb222.html"
source_hash: "66842eea34132ef611801aeb0f4c5101531eca7f4c498ce5314a5b5bd2f8cd54"
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 222 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to the hazardous waste management fund.

Amend KRS 224.46-580 to extend the levy of the hazardous waste management assessment until June 30, 2032.

## 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/23RS/hb222/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 38** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0038.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb222/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE HB 222 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 21, 2023
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 16, 2023
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37 -0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 38) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85bfc779-434e-498b-890e-7f216ec53530`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).