House
Enacted
2026 Regular Session
HB398
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Amend KRS 278.264 to provide that the Public Service Commission maintains its authority to approve a utility's right to record and seek, prior to retirement authorization, the recovery of any electric generating unit's decommissioning, removal and salvage costs, and depreciation expenses through rates over the unit's estimated depreciable life.
Introduced: January 15, 2026
Last action: April 12, 2026
Became Law Without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 95)
Legislative History
Jan 15, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 15, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Jan 23, 2026 · House
To Natural Resources & Energy (H)
Jan 29, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Jan 30, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Jan 30, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Monday, February 02 2026 (clerical)
Feb 2, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 78-15 (clerical)
Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Received In Senate
Primary Sponsor
wade.williams@kylegislature.gov
Roll calls
March 26, 2026
Senate: 3rd reading, passed 30-6 with Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 30
Nay: 6
