# Kentucky SB 29: AN ACT relating to solid waste management facilities and declaring an emergency. Kentucky SB 29, AN ACT relating to solid waste management facilities and declaring an emergency., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Greg Elkins (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-10 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 86)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB29-2026RS - 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 29 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to solid waste management facilities and declaring an emergency. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-06 - Last action: 2026-04-10, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 86) - Sponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Waste Management, Local Mandate, Counties, Environment And Conservation, Fees, Local Government, Special Districts - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (144 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Host counties can't charge out-of-county waste sites: benefit, low. The law stops the county or district where a waste facility sits from adding local fees, permits, or approvals on waste that came from another county. Those local charges and approvals cannot apply to out-of-county waste. Fees or other payments are still allowed if both sides agree in a franchise d… - Law takes effect immediately: benefit, low. The act declares an emergency. It takes effect as soon as the Governor signs it or it otherwise becomes law. The new rules apply statewide right away. - New rules for industrial waste landfills: mixed, low. The law now treats some industrial landfills and incinerators as municipal solid waste facilities. But sites owned and run by a waste generator that take only that company’s industrial waste on the same or adjacent land are excluded. Existing permitted sites on generator‑owned land in another count… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Boswell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Wilson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rick Girdler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 70 | 19 | | | 2026-01-21 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 36 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-10: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 86) - 2026-03-31: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-31: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2026-03-31: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-31: passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (Senate) - 2026-03-27: passed over and retained for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (House) - 2026-03-27: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (House) - 2026-03-27: taken from Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-27: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-27: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-26: 3rd reading, passed 70-19 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (3) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (House) - 2026-03-25: floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2026-03-24: floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (2-title) filed to bill (House) - 2026-03-20: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026 (House) - 2026-03-20: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-19: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-03-18: to State Government (H) (House) - 2026-01-22: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-22: received in House (House) - 2026-01-21: 3rd reading, passed 36-0-1 (Senate) - 2026-01-20: passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2026-01-16: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 20, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-15: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-01-14: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-12: to Natural Resources & Energy (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-06: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-06: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-03-31: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb29/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb29/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. (signed) - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) - HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb29/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb29/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 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) - [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS) - [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-SB29-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).