House Bill 196

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Last Action 02/19/25: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 20, 2025
Title AN ACT relating to coal mining.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 1153
Sponsor J. Blanton
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 351.127 to reduce the number of emergency medical or mine emergency technicians required to be on shift at every active coal mine from two to one, if the number of employees on the shift is 10 or fewer.
Index Headings of Original Version Emergency Medical Services - Mine emergency and emergency medical technicians, coal mine, requirement
Energy - Mine emergency and emergency medical technicians, coal mine, requirement
Minerals and Mining - Mine emergency and emergency medical technicians, coal mine, requirement
Occupational Safety and Health - Mine emergency and emergency medical technicians, coal mine, requirement
Surface Mining - Mine emergency and emergency medical technicians, coal mine, requirement
Coal - Mine emergency and emergency medical technicians, coal mine, requirement
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1

Actions

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01/10/25
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/04/25
  • to Natural Resources & Energy (H)
02/13/25
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/14/25
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
02/19/25
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 20, 2025

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; establish tiers for the number of emergency medical or mine emergency technicians required based on the number of miners working on the production shift; amend KRS 351.010 to define "emergency medical technician" and "mine emergency technician."
Index Headings Emergency Medical Services - Mine emergency and emergency medical technicians, requirement based on number of miners on shift
Energy - Mine emergency and emergency medical technicians, requirement based on number of miners on shift
Minerals and Mining - Mine emergency and emergency medical technicians, requirement based on number of miners on shift
Occupational Safety and Health - Mine emergency and emergency medical technicians, requirement based on number of miners on shift
Surface Mining - Mine emergency and emergency medical technicians, requirement based on number of miners on shift
Coal - Mine emergency and emergency medical technicians, requirement based on number of miners on shift

Last updated: 2/19/2025 6:59 PM (EST)