AN ACT relating to welding safety.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198B to establish requirements for projects requiring structural steel welding such as certification of welders and certified inspectors; provide definitions; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2023.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 9, 2021
Last action Mar 3, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
73–11
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 92
Feb 24, 2022
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican68
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Mar 3, 2022
Committee
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
upper
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 79-12
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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