AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to establish the membership of the Public Service Commission; provide for the appointment, confirmation, and replacement of commissioners; establish the qualifications of the commissioners; set the terms and term limits for commissioners; amend KRS 278.040 to provide that the commission is an independent department of state government that is administratively attached to the Energy and Environment Cabinet only for the limited functions and purposes that the commission…

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 21, 2025

Returned To Natural Resources & Energy (S)

Read the full text Kentucky Legislature LegiScan

AI-generated — always verify with primary sources

Plain-language summary

Beta

This bill restructures how Kentucky's Public Service Commission is set up and run. It changes the rules for appointing, qualifying, and removing commissioners, gives the commission more independence from the Energy and Environment Cabinet, and shifts some appointment authority to the Auditor of Public Accounts. It also sets new rules about conflicts of interest for commissioners and their family members regarding utility companies. Who it may affect: Kentuckians who use utility services, as well as current and future members of the Public Service Commission.

Open official bill text (PDF)·Report a problem with the summary