House Bill 622

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 04/13/26: signed by Governor
Title AN ACT relating to roads and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
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
Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
Votes Vote History

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
03/12/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/13/26
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
03/16/26
  • to Transportation (S)
03/18/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/19/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
03/20/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
  • received in House
  • to Rules (H)
03/27/26
  • posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
03/31/26
  • House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
  • received in Senate
  • to Rules (S)
04/01/26
  • posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1)
  • Senate receded from Committee Substitute (1)
  • passed 38-0
  • received in House
  • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • delivered to Governor
04/13/26
  • signed by Governor

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

Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 67.722 to provide the expense allowance for administering the local county road program only to those county judges/executive who were in office prior to November 1, 2022; reduce the annual allowance from $3,600 to $3,000; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings Budget And Financial Administration - County judges/executive, county road expense allowance, eligibility
Budget And Financial Administration - County judges/executive, county road expense allowance, reduction
Counties - Judges/executive, county road expense allowance, eligibility
Counties - Judges/executive, county road expense allowance, reduction
County Judges/Executive - County road expense allowance, eligibility
County Judges/Executive - County road expense allowance, reduction
Highways, Streets, And Bridges - County judges/executive, county road expense allowance, eligibility
Highways, Streets, And Bridges - County judges/executive, county road expense allowance, reduction
Local Mandate - County judges/executive, county road expense allowance, eligibility, reduction

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