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SCR 67 Kentucky Senate · 2025 Regular Session

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force to study disaster mitigation, risk assessment, infrastructure resilience, and planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth.

Summary
Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force to study disaster mitigation, infrastructure resilience, and planning for natural disasters that impact the Commonwealth; require the task force to submit its report to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2025.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 7 edits
MODERATE
The bill was significantly rewritten to expand its scope beyond just flooding to include multiple disaster types (wildfire, drought, extreme heat, landslides), add specific historical context about Kentucky's disaster frequency, and substantially restructure the Task Force membership requirements and duties. The changes reflect a broader, more comprehensive approach to disaster resilience planning.
Scope change
Expanded from focusing primarily on flooding and natural disasters to explicitly include manmade disasters, wildfire, drought, extreme heat, and landslides as covered hazard types.
SCOPE

Added explicit coverage of wildfire, drought, extreme heat, and landslides alongside traditional flooding and tornadoes

ADDED

Included specific historical data noting Kentucky had 20 Major Disaster Declarations between 2011-2023, ranking sixth nationally

Added detailed reference to July 2022 catastrophic flooding that caused 44 deaths and nearly 9,000 homes damaged

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized Task Force membership structure with clearer appointment processes for House and Senate members

Added new duties requiring review of agency functionality, duties, structure, and efficiency related to disaster resilience

Expanded testimony requirements to include specific topics like stormwater management, urbanization impacts, and project financing

TIMELINE

Changed page headers and document metadata to reflect updated version tracking and revision dates

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

43–0
Passed
Total votes 43
Mar 6, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican37
37 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 6, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0)
senate
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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