SB 57 KY

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program; define terms; require the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority (authority) to annually submit recommendations to the General Assembly for awarding grant funding to eligible applicants for up to 1/3 of the actual costs incurred in applying for and procuring an early site permit, construction permit, or combined operating license from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, not to exceed $25,000,000; establish eligibility requirements and scoring criteria for applications; require the authority to make eligibility determinations and objectively score grant applications; require that applicants procure a surety bond or other similar security to guarantee the repayment of the grant amounts in the event of forfeiture for eligibility; provide for forfeiture and repayment of grant funding if certain permitting, licensure, or commencement of construction timelines are not met; establish the Kentucky nuclear reactor site readiness pilot program fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 278 to allow a regulated utility to apply to the Public Service Commission for the recovery of costs not covered in its existing rates incurred in applying for and procuring an early site permit, construction permit, or combined operating license from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission; prohibit the recovery of costs for any amounts that have been offset by grant funding from the Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program; amend KRS 164.2802 to require 12 hours of nuclear-related training for new and existing at-large voting members of the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority; allow the director or the chair of the authority to waive the training requirement for any member who can demonstrate adequate knowledge of nuclear-related issues; require that the authority include its evaluations, scores, and funding recommendations for the Nuclear Reactor Site Readiness Pilot Program with its annual report to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 164.2803 to allow fusion-related nuclear energy projects to be eligible for grant funding from the Nuclear Energy Development Grant Program.

• D. Carroll Republican · primary
• M. Deneen Republican · primary
• G. Elkins Republican · primary
• R. Mills Republican · primary
• G. Neal Democratic · primary
• S. West Republican · primary
• P. Wheeler Republican · primary
• M. Wise Republican · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 introduced in Senate · upper
2. Jan 9, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
3. Jan 15, 2026 to Natural Resources & Energy (S) · upper
4. Feb 11, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · upper
5. Feb 12, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
6. Feb 12, 2026 recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S) · upper
7. Feb 25, 2026 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitutes (1) and (2) · upper
8. Feb 26, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 02 2026 · upper
9. Mar 2, 2026 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitutes (1) and (2) · upper
10. Mar 3, 2026 received in House · lower
11. Mar 3, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
12. Mar 13, 2026 taken from Committee on Committees (H) · lower
13. Mar 13, 2026 1st reading · upper
14. Mar 13, 2026 returned to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
15. Mar 13, 2026 to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · lower
16. Mar 17, 2026 reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
17. Mar 18, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026 · upper
18. Mar 26, 2026 3rd reading, passed 82-11 · upper
19. Mar 27, 2026 received in Senate · upper
20. Mar 27, 2026 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
21. Mar 27, 2026 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
22. Mar 27, 2026 delivered to Governor · upper
23. Apr 8, 2026 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 56) · upper