Bill Sponsor
Kentucky House Bill 790
Session 2025RS
AN ACT relating to solar merchant electric generating facilities.
Active
Active
Passed House on Mar 12, 2025
Sponsor
Unavailable
First Action
Feb 19, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 12, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
790
State
Kentucky
Session
2025RS
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on March 12, 2025
Motion Text
Pass
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Gordon
Yes
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Lewis
Yes
Didn't Vote
Summary
Amend KRS 278.704 to prohibit the Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting from granting a setback deviation for an application for a solar merchant electric generating facility made after January 1, 2026, that would allow the facility to be located within 350 feet of an adjoining property owner unless consented to in writing and approved by the legislative body of the local government where the adjoining property is located; establish requirements for the application of the minimum setback requirements for solar merchant electric generating facilities; amend KRS 278.710 to require a construction certificate holder for a solar merchant electric generating facility to file a report with the Energy and Environment Cabinet detailing all federal and state incentives utilized by the construction certificate holder relating to the siting, construction, and operation of the facility; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to compile an annual report from the incentive disclosures it receives and to submit the report to the Legislative Research Commission on or before December 1 each year.
Documents (1)
Actions (11)
03/12/2025
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
03/12/2025
Senate
received in Senate
03/12/2025
House
3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/11/2025
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
03/06/2025
House
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
03/05/2025
House
returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
03/05/2025
House
1st reading
03/05/2025
House
taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H)
02/26/2025
House
to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
02/19/2025
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
02/19/2025
House
introduced in House
Sources
Record Created
Feb 20, 2025 12:50:43 AM
Record Updated
Jul 23, 2025 6:01:04 AM