# Kentucky SB 172: AN ACT relating to utility fuel adjustment and declaring an emergency. Kentucky SB 172, AN ACT relating to utility fuel adjustment and declaring an emergency., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Phillip Wheeler (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-02-19 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 1)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB172-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 172 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to utility fuel adjustment and declaring an emergency. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-09 - Last action: 2026-02-19, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 1) - Sponsor: Phillip Wheeler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Boards And Commissions, Energy, Public Utilities - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Smoother bills for Kentucky electric customers: benefit, low. The Kentucky Public Service Commission can let electric companies spread fuel costs over more months. This helps keep your bill from jumping in one cycle. When it reviews fuel contracts signed on or after July 1, 2021, it must judge fuel costs minus any coal severance tax. That review can lower the… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Phillip Wheeler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gerald A. Neal (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Gex Williams (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robby Mills (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robin L. Webb (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Madon (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-18 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-02-19: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 1) - 2026-02-18: delivered to Governor - 2026-02-18: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2026-02-18: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-18: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-18: 3rd reading, passed 95-0 (House) - 2026-02-18: placed in the Orders of the Day (House) - 2026-02-18: taken from Rules (House) - 2026-02-18: reported favorably, to Rules (House) - 2026-02-13: returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H) (House) - 2026-02-13: 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-13: taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H) (House) - 2026-02-12: to Natural Resources & Energy (H) (House) - 2026-02-12: returned to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-02-12: 1st reading (House) - 2026-02-12: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-02-12: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-02-12: received in House (House) - 2026-02-12: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: 1st reading (Senate) - 2026-02-10: taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: to Natural Resources & Energy (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb172/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb172/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law) - SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb172/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb172/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS) - [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS) - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [HB 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB172-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).