AN ACT relating to public utilities and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections 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; provide for the election of the chair and the delegation of his or her duties; set the terms and term limits for commissioners; set qualifications for intervenors in cases before the commission; provide that in cases in which the Attorney General intervenes, he or…

Administrative Regulations and Proceedings Attorney General Auditor of Public Accounts Boards and Commissions Confirmation of Appointments Effective Dates, Emergency Public Officers and Employees Public Utilities State Agencies State Employees

Introduced: March 2, 2026

Last action: April 15, 2026

Became Law Without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 185)

In effect since April 15, 2026

This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This law restructures the Public Service Commission, the state body that regulates utilities like electric and gas companies. It sets new rules for how commissioners are appointed, qualified, and removed, and gives the commission more independence by separating it from the Energy and Environment Cabinet and attaching it instead to the Auditor of Public Accounts. It also limits who can speak for residential consumers in commission cases and raises the threshold for when utility construction…

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