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House Bill 622

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Last Action 03/11/26: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026
Title AN ACT relating to county roads and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 1947
Sponsors J. Blanton, T. Smith, D. Hale
Summary of Original Version 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, 3030; 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.
Index Headings of Original Version Budget And Financial Administration - Chip seal pavement, county road aid funds, allowable use
Counties - Chip seal pavement, county road aid funds, allowable use
Effective Dates, Emergency - Chip seal pavement, county roads, July 1, 2026
Highways, Streets, And Bridges - Chip seal pavement, county road aid funds, allowable use
Transportation - Chip seal pavement, county road aid funds, allowable use
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
House Committee Amendment 1

Actions

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02/11/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/19/26
  • to Transportation (H)
03/10/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/11/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; define "recycled asphalt product" or "RAP"; add recycled asphalt product to the pilot project and reporting requirements the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid is required to establish for chip sealing; correct the end date of pilot project to 2030; create a new section of KRS Chapter 176 to prohibit the Transportation Cabinet from restricting the use of recycled asphalt, provided the asphalt mixture meets established performance standards; require the Transportation Cabinet to report annually on the use of RAP as opposed to traditional asphalt.
Index Headings Budget And Financial Administration - Recycled asphalt pavement, county road aid funds, allowable use
Counties - Recycled asphalt pavement, county road aid funds, allowable use
Highways, Streets, And Bridges - Recycled asphalt pavement, county road aid funds, allowable use
Reports Mandated - Chips seal and recycled asphalt on county roads, pilot project
Reports Mandated - Transportation Cabinet, recycled asphalt, study of comparison to traditional asphalt
State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, recycled asphalt, allowable use
Transportation - Recycled asphalt pavement, county road aid funds, allowable use

Amendment House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Blanton
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Title Amendments - HB 622

Last updated: 3/11/2026 6:52 PM (EDT)