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SJR 28 Kentucky Senate · 2025 Regular Session

A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Energy and Environment Cabinet to adopt revisions to the state air quality implementation plan to remove the reformulated gas requirement for Jefferson County and applicable parts of Oldham and Bullitt Counties.

Summary
Request the Governor petition the EPA to remove the reformulated gas requirement in Jefferson County and parts of Oldham and Bullitt Counties; direct the Energy and Environment Cabinet to adopt revisions to the state air quality implementation plan to remove the reformulated gas requirement for Jefferson County and applicable parts of Oldham and Bullitt Counties; specify required elements of the revisions; require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to report on the status of the revisions to the Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy no later than October 31, 2025.
Issues: ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentRemoves reformulated gas requirement, a pollution control measure, weakening air quality standards per EPA regulations.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Feb 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 7 edits
MODERATE
This bill requests the EPA to allow Jefferson County and parts of Oldham and Bullitt Counties to opt out of federal reformulated gasoline requirements. The changes refine language to improve clarity on cost-effectiveness and ensure the chosen air pollution strategies can meet health standards.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily editorial and stylistic improvements to the text.
TECHNICAL

Changed 'directed' to 'called on' in the preamble for clearer language regarding the EPA request.

Changed 'Cabinet' to 'cabinet' for consistency in capitalization.

Changed 'opt-out' to 'opt out' for grammatical consistency.

Removed unnecessary comma after 'equivalent' in Section 1 for improved readability.

Changed 'most cost-effective' to 'more cost-effective' for grammatical accuracy.

Added comma after 'requirement' in Section 1 for proper sentence structure.

Added comma after 'human health' in Section 1 to complete the sentence properly.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025

How they voted

42–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 43
Feb 25, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican37
36 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-1)
senate
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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