Kentucky House Bill 651
Session 2026RS
AN ACT relating to public water and wastewater systems and declaring an emergency.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
651
State
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Motion Text
Final Passage
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Summary
Amend KRS 224A.320 to require that eligible funding recipients for the Kentucky Water and Wastewater Assistance for Troubled or Economically Restrained Systems (WWATERS) Program meet 3 or more of the specified eligibility criteria instead of 1; exclude projects that expand the utility service of funding applicants from the definition of "eligible project"; require that a funding application include a detailed budget for all proposed project expenses; allow the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority board to evaluate and score funding applications for proposed projects in phases; require that approved eligible funding recipients adopt best management practices that would address the performance deficiencies that made the applicant eligible for funding; remove the funding evaluation criteria categories of current accounts payable turnover ratio and current days' sales in accounts receivable ratio; remove the requirement from the evaluation criteria that the applicant's receipt of a notice of violation of drinking water or other water quality standards occur in the past year; add to the funding eligibility criteria that the funding applicant can demonstrate that the amount of stormwater inflow and groundwater infiltration entering the funding applicant's system seriously impairs its effectiveness; add to the funding evaluation criteria that the funding applicant previously received funding through the program for a prior phase of the proposed project; add to the funding evaluation criteria that the funding applicant can demonstrate that the estimated costs are comparable to actual costs incurred for similar projects; add to the funding evaluation criteria that a licensed professional engineer signed an attestation of the application's veracity; require that in the evaluation of the funding applications, the board separately score and individually rank all eligible projects, with additional consideration given to projects that provide or restore safe water or wastewater utility service; EMERGENCY.
Proposed House Committee Substitute 1
Proposed Senate Committee Substitute 1
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04/13/2026
House
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 116)
04/01/2026
House
delivered to Governor
04/01/2026
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
04/01/2026
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/31/2026
House
passed 93-0
03/31/2026
House
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
03/31/2026
House
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
03/31/2026
House
to Rules (H)
03/31/2026
House
received in House
03/31/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/31/2026
House
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
03/31/2026
House
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill
03/26/2026
Senate
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/26/2026
House
2nd reading
03/26/2026
Senate
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/25/2026
Senate
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/25/2026
House
1st reading
03/25/2026
Senate
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/06/2026
Senate
to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/04/2026
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
03/04/2026
Senate
received in Senate
03/03/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/03/2026
House
placed in the Orders of the Day
03/03/2026
House
taken from Rules
03/03/2026
House
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
03/02/2026
House
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/02/2026
House
2nd reading
03/02/2026
House
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
02/27/2026
House
reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
02/27/2026
House
returned to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
02/27/2026
House
1st reading
02/27/2026
House
taken from Natural Resources & Energy (H)
02/24/2026
House
to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
02/17/2026
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
02/17/2026
House
introduced in House
Sources
KY Legislature
Record Created
Feb 18, 2026 12:48:56 AM
Record Updated
Apr 24, 2026 1:07:16 AM