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SJR 75 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Public Service Commission to explore measures that would address affordability and the provision of essential utility services and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Direct the Public Service Commission to open 1 or more administrative cases to investigate and identify measures to improve the affordability of utility service for low- and fixed-income individuals; direct that the PSC report to the Legislative Research Commission by September 1, 2027; EMERGENCY.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2026 Last action Apr 15, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from BR1836 to SJR 75 and updated its utility scope to include sewer services while removing gas. It also added water and wastewater utility regionalization as a potential solution to address affordability challenges.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include sewer services and explicitly added water and wastewater utility regionalization as a strategy for addressing utility costs.
SCOPE

Replaced 'electric, gas, water, and sewer' with 'electric, water, and sewer' in the preamble, removing gas from the list of essential utilities.

Replaced 'electric, gas, water, and wastewater' with 'electric, water, and wastewater' in the section regarding utility participation.

REQUIREMENT

Added 'water and wastewater utility regionalization' as a specific solution the Public Service Commission must evaluate to improve affordability.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill number from BR1836 to SJR 75 and adjusted associated metadata headers.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2026

How they voted

42–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Mar 13, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican38
36 Yea 2
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Committee
to Local Government (H)
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-2)
senate
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Amendment (1)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.