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Last action · January 20, 2026

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Introduced January 20, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB107

AN ACT relating to eminent domain for solar energy projects.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 416 to prohibit the construction of any solar electric generating or related transmission facility on any land that was acquired by eminent domain; amend KRS 416.570 to require that as part of the verified petition required to be filed prior to an exercise of eminent domain, a condemnor shall certify that the proposed condemnation will not violate the prohibition on constructing solar electric generating or transmission facilities on condemned land.

Cooperatives Eminent Domain and Condemnation Energy Land Use Property Public Utilities

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This bill would ban the construction of solar power plants and related transmission lines on any land taken through eminent domain, which is the government or utility power to force the sale of private property. It would also require anyone seeking to use eminent domain to formally certify that the land will not be used for solar energy purposes. This matters to Kentuckians because it sets a new limit on how condemned land can be…

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