| Last Action | 03/10/26: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) |
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| 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 |
| 02/11/26 |
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| 02/19/26 |
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| 03/10/26 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| 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 |
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| Sponsor | J. Blanton |
| Summary | Make title amendment. |
| Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 622 |
Last updated: 3/10/2026 6:13 PM (EDT)