All Roll Calls
Yes: 161 • No: 0
KentuckySB 492026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
AN ACT relating to battery stewardship.
Sponsored By: Greg Elkins (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Environment And ConservationNoticesReports MandatedSafetyState AgenciesWaste Management
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Bill Overview
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3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
No checkout fees for batteries
Stewardship plans must include retailer notices, battery labels, safety training and fire or spill plans, tracking, and outreach goals. Plans must fully fund operations without any point-of-sale fee to you. Manufacturers must mark batteries with the maker, chemistry, and a warning not to put them in household trash. Sites must follow protocols for damaged batteries.
State battery recycling program launches 2027
By March 31, 2027, the cabinet sets up the Covered Battery Stewardship Program. It runs outreach, supports voluntary take-back for rechargeable covered batteries, studies embedded batteries, and promotes safe recovery. The cabinet must work with manufacturers, retailers, recyclers, local governments, and waste districts. It registers stewardship groups after complete filings and requires annual reports each June 30 on weights collected, recovery rates, facilities used, and outreach.
No curbside battery disposal starting June 2027
Beginning June 30, 2027, you must not put covered batteries in curbside, front-load, or roll-off trash or recycling containers. The cabinet keeps an online list of drop-off sites and transporters to help you recycle them. Use those options instead of curbside service.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Greg Elkins
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Jim Gooch Jr.
Republican • House
Rick Girdler
Republican • Senate
Steve Rawlings
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/31/2026
passed
Yes: 38 • No: 0
House vote • 3/26/2026
3rd reading, passed
Yes: 86 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/21/2026
3rd reading, passed
Yes: 37 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Provide that the prohibition on covered battery disposal begin on June 30, 2027.
4/10/2026J. Gooch Jr.
4/10/2026Sponsor
4/10/2026signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 87)
4/10/2026delivered to Governor
3/31/2026enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
3/31/2026enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
3/31/2026passed 38-0
3/31/2026Senate concurred in Committee Amendment (1)
3/31/2026passed over and retained for concurrence in House Committee Amendment (1)
3/27/2026Houseposted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Amendment (1)
3/27/2026Housetaken from Rules
3/27/2026to Rules (S)
3/27/2026Senatereceived in Senate
3/27/2026Senate3rd reading, passed 86-0 with Committee Amendment (1)
3/26/2026posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
3/20/20262nd reading, to Rules
3/20/2026reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Amendment (1)
3/19/2026to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
3/17/2026Houseto Committee on Committees (H)
1/22/2026Housereceived in House
1/22/2026House3rd reading, passed 37-0
1/21/2026passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
1/20/2026posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 20, 2026
1/16/20262nd reading, to Rules
1/15/2026
Bill Text
Current
3/31/2026
Introduced
1/21/2026
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