AN ACT relating to circular energy facilities.

Create new sections of Subchapter 40 of KRS Chapter 224 to define "advanced recovery facility," "circular energy economy," "circular energy facility," and "energy carriers"; declare legislature finding regarding the landfilling of wastes as an obsolete method of waste management and promotion of a circular energy economy using circular energy facilities; create a Circular Economy and Advanced Recovery Advisory Council attached to the Energy and Environment Cabinet; identify members of the council and meeting schedule; require…

Introduced: January 14, 2026

Last action: February 11, 2026

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This bill would have created new definitions and a state advisory council focused on what it calls a "circular energy economy," which involves using advanced technologies to recover energy from waste materials instead of sending them to landfills. The advisory council would have studied and made policy recommendations on these waste-to-energy approaches and reported to state lawmakers each year. The bill also would have prevented local governments and special districts from banning these types of facilities in their areas. Who it may affect: local governments, communities near potential waste processing facilities, and businesses involved in waste management or energy production.

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