STATE BILLKY HB 622PASSED

AN ACT relating to roads and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 179 to define "chip seal"; require the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid to establish a pilot project to evaluate the efficacy of chip seal pavement on gravel county roads; start the pilot program on July 1, 2026, and end it on June 30, 2030; limit the amount of county road aid funds a county may use to chip seal county roads in any year; require the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid to report annually to the Legislative Research Commission on the use of chip seal pavement on gravel county roads; set forth required elements of the report: EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 13, 2026; 213 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

KY HB 622 · PassedApr 13

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Bill details

Last action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 125) · Apr 13, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 13, 2026signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 125)House

Apr 1, 2026delivered to GovernorHouse

Apr 1, 2026enrolled, signed by President of the SenateHouse

Apr 1, 2026enrolled, signed by Speaker of the HouseHouse

Apr 1, 2026received in HouseHouse

Apr 1, 2026passed 38-0Senate

Apr 1, 2026Senate receded from Committee Substitute (1)Senate

Apr 1, 2026posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1)Senate

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Mar 31, 2026to Rules (S)Senate

Mar 31, 2026received in SenateSenate

Mar 31, 2026House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1)House

Mar 27, 2026posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)House

Mar 20, 2026to Rules (H)House

Mar 20, 2026received in HouseHouse

Mar 20, 20263rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)Senate

Mar 19, 2026posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026Senate

Mar 19, 20262nd reading, to Rules as a consent billSenate

Mar 18, 2026reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)Senate

Mar 16, 2026to Transportation (S)Senate

Mar 13, 2026to Committee on Committees (S)Senate

Mar 13, 2026received in SenateSenate

Mar 12, 20263rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)House

Mar 11, 2026posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026House

Mar 11, 20262nd reading, to RulesHouse

Mar 10, 2026reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)House

Feb 19, 2026to Transportation (H)House

Feb 11, 2026to Committee on Committees (H)House

Feb 11, 2026introduced in HouseHouse

Recorded votes

House: Veto Override RCS# 241Mar 12, 2026 · House · 96 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3975Mar 20, 2026 · Senate · 37 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4104Apr 1, 2026 · Senate · 38 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Budget and Financial Administration
Counties
Effective Dates, Emergency
Highways, Streets, and Bridges
Transportation

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