AN ACT relating to solid waste management service companies.

Amend KRS 109.045 to change the definition of "confidential business information"; extend the prohibition on the release of confidential business information relating to solid waste management service companies to all persons acting on behalf of a county or waste management district; provide that confidential business information shall be exempt from disclosure under KRS 61.870 to 61.844; provide for remedial actions to be taken if confidential business information is released; provide for payment to a contractor for work that is uninfluenced by and independent from confidential business information.

Introduced: February 18, 2026

Last action: March 10, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

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This bill changes how certain private business information shared by solid waste management companies with local governments is handled. It expands confidentiality protections so that anyone working on behalf of a county or waste management district is prohibited from releasing that information, and it exempts such information from Kentucky's public records law. It also sets out steps to be taken if confidential information is improperly released, and ensures contractors are paid in a way that…

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