AN ACT relating to environmental administrative regulations.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 13A to define various terms; prohibit an administrative regulation setting an environmental requirement under KRS Chapter 39E, 109, 146, 151, 211, 224, or 350 from being more stringent or extensive in scope than any federal law or regulation regarding the same or a similar topic; require any administrative regulation setting an environmental requirement to be based upon the best available science and the weight of scientific evidence; establish exemptions.

Introduced: February 10, 2026

Last action: March 4, 2026

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This bill would prevent Kentucky state agencies from writing environmental rules that are stricter than federal laws or regulations on the same topic. It also requires that any state environmental rule be grounded in the best available science and the overall weight of scientific evidence. Certain exemptions would apply. Who it may affect: Kentuckians living near regulated environmental sites, businesses subject to state environmental rules, and state agencies that write and enforce those rules.

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