AN ACT relating to vegetation around railroad crossings and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require railroad companies to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation upon and within the geographical bounds of its right-of-way at each intersection with a public road or highway; require the Transportation Cabinet to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation when a railroad company fails to do so; require the railroad company to reimburse the Transportation Cabinet for costs of the removal; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2024
Last action Jan 19, 2024
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Total actions
2
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0
Committee
1
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
18 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Wesley
RRepublican
P
Candy Massaroni
RRepublican
P
Daniel Grossberg
DDemocratic
P
Danny Bentley
RRepublican
P
Emily Callaway
RRepublican
P
Jennifer Decker
RRepublican
P
John Hodgson
RRepublican
P
Josh Calloway
RRepublican
P
Kevin Bratcher
RRepublican
P
Kim Banta
RRepublican
P
Kim King
RRepublican
P
Kim Moser
RRepublican
P
Marianne Proctor
RRepublican
P
Nancy Tate
RRepublican
P
Richard White
RRepublican
P
Ruth Ann Palumbo
DDemocratic
P
Steve Bratcher
RRepublican
P
Steve Rawlings
RRepublican
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