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SB285 • 2026

AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.

AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
B. Smith
Last action
2026-02-27
Official status
02/27/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.

AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-27 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission.

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT relating to the Public Service Commission. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 278.050 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) The Public Service Commission shall consist of three (3) members appointed by the 4
Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. If the Senate is not in session 5
when a term expires or a vacancy occurs, the Governor shall make the appointment 6
to take effect at once, subject to the approval of the Senate when convened. [ 7
Appointments to the Public Service Commission made more than ninety (90) days 8
prior to a regular session of the General Assembly shall be subject to confirmation 9
by the Joint Interim Committee on Energy.] Each of the three (3) members of the 10
commission shall be appointed on or before the first day of July, 1982, for 11
staggered terms as follows: one (1) shall serve until the first day of July, 1983, one 12
(1) until the first day of July, 1984, and one (1) until the first day of July, 1985, and 13
thereafter for a term of four (4) years and until a successor is appointed and 14
qualified. Each member of the commission shall be a full -time employee as defined 15
in KRS 18A.005(17). 16
(2) The Governor shall appoint one (1) of the commissioners on the commission to act 17
as chairman thereof and the chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the 18
commission. The Governor shall designate one (1) of the commissioners on the 19
commission to serve as vice chairman thereof and act for the chairman in the latter's 20
absence. 21
(3) Vacancies for unexpired terms shall be filled in the same manner as original 22
appointments, but the appointee shall hold offic e only to the end of the unexpired 23
term. 24