HB 571 KY Became Law
AN ACT relating to light pollution and declaring an emergency.
A state bill is a proposed law in a state legislature — separate from the U.S. Congress. Learn more →
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 176 to define terms; require the Transportation Cabinet to fully shield outdoor lights encroaching on agricultural land; EMERGENCY.
Sponsors (3)
- K. Holloway Republican · primary
- R. Bivens Republican · primary
- J. Hodgson Republican · primary
Action history (23)
- Feb 5, 2026 introduced in House · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 to Agriculture (H) · lower
- Feb 25, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
- Feb 26, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
- Mar 6, 2026 floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
- Mar 6, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026 · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (1) and (2) · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 received in Senate · upper
- Mar 11, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
- Mar 13, 2026 to Agriculture (S) · upper
- Mar 24, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar · lower
- Mar 25, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill · lower
- Mar 26, 2026 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026 · lower
- Mar 31, 2026 returned to Rules (S) · upper
- Apr 1, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026 · lower
- Apr 1, 2026 3rd reading, passed 37-0 · lower
- Apr 1, 2026 received in House · lower
- Apr 1, 2026 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 1, 2026 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 1, 2026 delivered to Governor · lower
- Apr 13, 2026 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 130) · lower
Subjects
AgricultureEffective Dates, EmergencyFiscal NoteHighways, Streets, And BridgesLocal MandatePropertyTransportation
Full text
The full text hasn’t been imported yet. CivicGate fetches it from the state legislature’s published version documents — check now.
Comments
Data from OpenStates. View on OpenStates →
Comments