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HB551Introduced in the House

AN ACT proposing to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the environment.

IntroducedHouse Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs

Introduced by Sarah Stalker, District 34

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Propose to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish a right of the people to have a healthy environment, including a right to clean air, pure water, and ecologically healthy habitats; declare the Commonwealth's natural resources, among them its air, water, flora, fauna, climate, and public lands, the common property of all people, including generations yet to come; establish that as trustee of the environment and its natural resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all people; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection; provide that is Act may be cited as the Legacy Amendment.

Where it stands

to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

February 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. introduced in House

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

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