republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2024rs/hb-40.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to water and wastewater systems."
description: "Amend KRS 223.170 to require the board of certification for water treatment and distribution system operators to submit to the Energy and Environment Cabinet on or before December 31, 2024, recommendations for the establishment of a voluntary certification program for supervisors of certified operators in primary responsible charge of water treatment plants or distribution systems as well as recommendations for the establishment of a program or strategy for recruiting applicants to work in the operation of water treatment plants or distribution systems who are not currently participating in apprenticeships or certification programs administered by the cabinet; amend KRS 224.73-110 to require the Kentucky Board of Certification of Wastewater System Operators to submit to the Energy and Environment Cabinet on or before December 31, 2024, recommendations for the establishment of a voluntary certification program for supervisors of certified operators in primary responsible charge of public or private sewage systems as well as recommendations for the establishment of a program or strategy for recruiting applicants to work in the operation of public or private sewage systems who are not currently participating in apprenticeships or certification programs administered by the cabinet."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 40"
citation: "Kentucky HB 40 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions", "Environment and Conservation", "Occupations and Professions", "Public Utilities", "Sewer Systems", "Water Supply"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. McCool"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/059b880e-17ea-4294-8c5f-4a562aec73c3"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb40.html"
source_hash: "ed06b57e136fae2102b9b76b442f3c9977ce85ad6151a58fab3df730830be721"
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 40 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to water and wastewater systems.

Amend KRS 223.170 to require the board of certification for water treatment and distribution system operators to submit to the Energy and Environment Cabinet on or before December 31, 2024, recommendations for the establishment of a voluntary certification program for supervisors of certified operators in primary responsible charge of water treatment plants or distribution systems as well as recommendations for the establishment of a program or strategy for recruiting applicants to work in the operation of water treatment plants or distribution systems who are not currently participating in apprenticeships or certification programs administered by the cabinet; amend KRS 224.73-110 to require the Kentucky Board of Certification of Wastewater System Operators to submit to the Energy and Environment Cabinet on or before December 31, 2024, recommendations for the establishment of a voluntary certification program for supervisors of certified operators in primary responsible charge of public or private sewage systems as well as recommendations for the establishment of a program or strategy for recruiting applicants to work in the operation of public or private sewage systems who are not currently participating in apprenticeships or certification programs administered by the cabinet.

## 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/24RS/hb40/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 206** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0206.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb40/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 40 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. McCool — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-02T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 11, 2024
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** taken from State & Local Government (S)
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** returned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** taken from State & Local Government (S)
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** returned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, April 15, 2024
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 206) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/059b880e-17ea-4294-8c5f-4a562aec73c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).