HB 551 KY
AN ACT proposing to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the environment.
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Summary
Propose to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish a right of the people to have a healthy environment, including a right to clean air, pure water, and ecologically healthy habitats; declare the Commonwealth's natural resources, among them its air, water, flora, fauna, climate, and public lands, the common property of all people, including generations yet to come; establish that as trustee of the environment and its natural resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all people; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection; provide that is Act may be cited as the Legacy Amendment.
Sponsor (1)
- S. Stalker Democratic · primary
Action history (3)
- Feb 3, 2026 introduced in House · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) · lower
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