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Fabio 5941153bb7 Legislation: batch B — IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN 
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2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

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type: "Bill" title: "AN ACT relating to water resources." description: "Amend KRS 151.100 to define terms; amend KRS 151.110 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.112 to allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet to request technical assistance from any agency or organization to carry out its duties; make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.116 to direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to consult with the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority in developing administrative regulations; amend KRS 151.120 to make a technical correction; amend KRS 151.125 to direct the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to adopt minimum standards for floodplain management; replace instances of “certificate of inspection” with “inspection report”; amend KRS 151.220 to permit the Energy and Environment Cabinet to accept and use cooperate agreements; amend KRS 151.250 to prohibit buildings, barriers, or obstructions in floodplains or floodways without approval and a permit from the Energy and Environment Cabinet; allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet to require approval prior to construction related to agricultural operations that impact the base flood of a stream; make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.260 to direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to notify construction permit applicants within 20 working days for a floodplain permit and 45 working days for a dam permit; allow the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to establish administrative regulations requiring some dam owners to develop and maintain emergency action plans; amend KRS 151.293 to replace instances of “certificate of inspection” with “inspection report”; replace the “United States Weather Service” with the “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”; make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.310 to prohibit encroachment on the reservoir area of any dam in Kentucky; amend KRS 151.600 to direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to administer National Flood Insurance Program related activities; make technical corrections; repeal KRS 151.230." jurisdiction: "us/states/ky" legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly" session: "2023RS" identifier: "SB 277" citation: "Kentucky SB 277 (2023RS)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Environment and Conservation", "Flood Control and Flooding", "State Agencies", "Technical Corrections", "Waterways and Dams"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 3 action_count: 25 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00" last_action: "2023-03-31T04:00:00+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af63cd9a-ff38-4184-bb01-d92df4ae4884" source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb277.html" source_hash: "8071d082da3ba5cffa732c60bb81260000aaf76bb426288bf77f2d7f567b80db" 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 277 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to water resources.

Amend KRS 151.100 to define terms; amend KRS 151.110 to make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.112 to allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet to request technical assistance from any agency or organization to carry out its duties; make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.116 to direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to consult with the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority in developing administrative regulations; amend KRS 151.120 to make a technical correction; amend KRS 151.125 to direct the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to adopt minimum standards for floodplain management; replace instances of “certificate of inspection” with “inspection report”; amend KRS 151.220 to permit the Energy and Environment Cabinet to accept and use cooperate agreements; amend KRS 151.250 to prohibit buildings, barriers, or obstructions in floodplains or floodways without approval and a permit from the Energy and Environment Cabinet; allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet to require approval prior to construction related to agricultural operations that impact the base flood of a stream; make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.260 to direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to notify construction permit applicants within 20 working days for a floodplain permit and 45 working days for a dam permit; allow the secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet to establish administrative regulations requiring some dam owners to develop and maintain emergency action plans; amend KRS 151.293 to replace instances of “certificate of inspection” with “inspection report”; replace the “United States Weather Service” with the “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”; make technical corrections; amend KRS 151.310 to prohibit encroachment on the reservoir area of any dam in Kentucky; amend KRS 151.600 to direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to administer National Flood Insurance Program related activities; make technical corrections; repeal KRS 151.230.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 159 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASS SB 277 — pass (pass) · upper
  • Final Passage — pass (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

  • 2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in Senate introduction
  • 2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
  • 2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 to Natural Resources & Energy (S) referral-committee
  • 2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
  • 2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 08, 2023
  • 2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 36 -0 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
  • 2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Committee on Committees (H)
  • 2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 1st reading reading-1
  • 2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Committee on Committees (H)
  • 2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 to Natural Resources & Energy (H) referral-committee
  • 2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H)
  • 2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading reading-2
  • 2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
  • 2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, to Rules committee-passage
  • 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
  • 2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 placed in the Orders of the Day
  • 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 96-0 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
  • 2023-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 159) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/af63cd9a-ff38-4184-bb01-d92df4ae4884. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).

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