SB100Introduced in the Senate
AN ACT relating to the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission and declaring an emergency.
Introduced by Robert Mills, District 4
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Amend KRS 164.2807 to provide for the administrative attachment of the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission (EPIC) to the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, and the independent functions of EPIC; require EPIC to maintain separate accounts for all funds appropriated to it; provide the executive director of EPIC with the sole authority to hire staff and retain contractors; allow the commission in its sole discretion to set compensation for its professional employees; allow the commission to conduct its own procurements and perform its own bidding and negotiations under KRS Chapter 45A; limit the membership of the EPIC board to no more than 2 members who reside outside of the Commonwealth; amend the membership of the EPIC executive committee to consist of the EPIC commission board chair, the vice chair, 2 appointees made by the Attorney General, and 1 appointee elected by the membership of the board; require, instead of allow, EPIC to employ an executive director; allow the executive director to have the full authority to act on behalf of EPIC in all matters, with the advice of the commission; specify the termination and compensation adjustment procedures for the executive director; provide that all information, records, and data submitted by utilities and produced by EPIC members and staff shall be confidential and exempt from disclosure under KRS 61.870 to 61.884; establish the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission fund and specify the purposes of the fund; make conforming changes; require the Attorney General to make appointments to the EPIC executive committee on or before August 1, 2026, and terminate the terms of the current appointees for those positions on the effective date of the Act; EMERGENCY.
Where it stands
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 157)
April 14, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
HouseStage: House: Veto Override RCS# 480 · April 14, 2026
79
Yes
18
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Rudy | 1 | Yes |
| Kimberly Holloway | 2 | Yes |
| Randy Bridges | 3 | Yes |
| Wade Williams | 4 | Yes |
| Mary Imes | 5 | Yes |
| Chris Freeland | 6 | Yes |
| Suzanne Miles | 7 | Yes |
| Walker Thomas | 8 | Yes |
| Myron Dossett | 9 | Absent |
| Josh Calloway | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
introduced in Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
1st reading
returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
taken from Natural Resources & Energy (S)
2nd reading
returned to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026
3rd reading, passed 30-6-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
received in House
to Committee on Committees (H)
to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2nd reading, to Rules
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
3rd reading, passed 82-12 with Committee Substitute (1)
received in Senate
to Rules (S)
taken from Rules
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
Senate refused to concur in House Committee Substitute (1)
received in House
to Rules (H)
posted for passage for receding from House Committee Substitute (1)
House refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1)
Conference Committee appointed in House
Conference Committee appointed in Senate
Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
Free Conference Committee report filed in House
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
passed 77-15
received in Senate
to Rules (S)
taken from Rules
posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
passed 32-5
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
delivered to Governor
Vetoed
received in Senate
to Rules (S)
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
veto overridden
passed 32-6
received in House
to Rules (H)
taken from Rules (H)
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
veto overridden
passed 79-18
received in Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 157)
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