republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2026rs/sb-98.md

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Bill	AN ACT relating to welding safety.	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to establish requirements for projects using structural steel welding, such as hiring a certified welder and meeting national welding standards; define terms; exempt welding projects performed or requested on the premises of a homeowner or farmer; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2026RS	SB 98	Kentucky SB 98 (2026RS)	bill	Effective Dates Delayed Housing Building And Construction Labor And Industry Local Mandate Occupations And Professions Workforce	enacted	G. Clemons G. Neal G. Williams P. Wheeler S. Madon	3	27	3	2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00	2026-04-27T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/3030bfb6-7856-4bd9-82f7-2370fc371395	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb98.html	61000187464f1bf790a1a9206f5ea3cd11352b173f69747a39575cba403d2fbc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky SB 98 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to welding safety.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to establish requirements for projects using structural steel welding, such as hiring a certified welder and meeting national welding standards; define terms; exempt welding projects performed or requested on the premises of a homeowner or farmer; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Acts Chapter 201 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASS SB 98 — 33–4 (pass) · upper
• FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 98 w/ HFA 4 — 37–0 (pass) · upper
• Pass — 89–5 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• G. Clemons — primary (person)
• G. Neal — primary (person)
• G. Williams — primary (person)
• P. Wheeler — primary (person)
• S. Madon — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in Senate introduction
• 2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
• 2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing & Occupations (S) referral-committee
• 2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
• 2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 25 2026
• 2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 33-4 passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 received in House
• 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
• 2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) referral-committee
• 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 reassigned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
• 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
• 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (1) and (2) filed amendment-introduction
• 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (3) filed amendment-introduction
• 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (4) filed amendment-introduction
• 2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
• 2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 placed in the Orders of the Day
• 2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 89-5 with Floor Amendment (4) passage, reading-3
• 2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
• 2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (S) referral-committee
• 2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (4)
• 2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 passed 37-0 passage
• 2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
• 2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
• 2026-04-27T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 201) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3030bfb6-7856-4bd9-82f7-2370fc371395. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).