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HB667 • 2026

AN ACT relating to solid waste management service companies.

AN ACT relating to solid waste management service companies.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
J. Bauman
Last action
2026-03-10
Official status
03/10/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to solid waste management service companies.

AN ACT relating to solid waste management service companies.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to solid waste management service companies.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-10 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

  2. 2026-03-09 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    3rd reading, passed 71-23

  3. 2026-03-06 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026

  4. 2026-03-05 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

  5. 2026-02-25 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Natural Resources & Energy (H)

  6. 2026-02-18 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to solid waste management service companies.

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 667/GA
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AN ACT relating to solid waste management service companies. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 109.045 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) As used in this section, "confidential business information" means the following 4
information relating to[ privately] contracted solid waste management services[ that 5
are not being provided pursuant to a franchise agreement]: 6
(a) Commercial or residential customer service prices;[ or] 7
(b) Commercial or residential customer lists; and 8
(c) Any other proprietary or sensitive business information of a service 9
company or its customers. 10
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, unless by order of a court of 11
competent jurisdiction, a county or waste management district, or any of its agents, 12
officials,[ or] employees, contractors, consultants, or other persons acting on its 13
behalf or for its benefit, shall not compel the production or submission of , or 14
otherwise request, acquire, receive, review, or possess confidential business 15
information from a service company or its customers by any means, including but 16
not limited to requests made to other public agencies that may cause the release 17
of confidential business information[to any county or waste management district]. 18
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, confidential business 19
information shall be exempt from disclosure under the requirements of KRS 20
61.870 to 61.884. 21
(4) If any confidential business information is obtained in violation of this section, 22
the county or waste management district shall: 23
(a) Immediately secure the information to prevent further access or 24
dissemination; 25
(b) Require the return or certified destruction of the confidential business 26
information; and 27
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(c) Document all corrective action taken. 1
(5) This section shall not prohibit payment for work that a contractor can 2
demonstrate is uninfluenced by and independent from confidential business 3
information. 4