Kentucky House Bill 208 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on April 4 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-04 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 30)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 149 to establish definitions for "cabinet," "certified prescribed fire boss," "division," "prescribed fire," and "prescribed fire program" and require the Energy and Environment Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations no later than July 15, 2017, to develop a comprehensive prescribed fire program and a training, education, and experience for certified prescribed fire boss; require approval of a prescribed fire plan by the Division of Forestry prior to a burn; provide liability coverage requirements for the certified prescribed fireboss; require the fire boss to be in conduct of the prescribed fire at all times; establish waiver of liability coverage for prescribed fires conducted by state employees as a part of their employment duties; allow for recovery of public damages from the Board of Claims; declare prescribed fire use as in public interest and not a nuisance to the public; amend KRS 149.400 to exempt prescribed fire from the fire seasons and require prescribed fire use be approved by the Division of Forestry; amend KRS 149.401 to exempt prescribed fire use from local ordinances banning all open burning; amend KRS 149.990 to make conduct of prescribed fire by persons who are not certified and do not meet requirements of the act subject to fine, imprisonment, or both.

AN ACT relating to the Prescribed Fire Program.

Rep. Thomas McKee [D]	Rep. Mitchel Denham [D]	Rep. Ron Crimm [R]	Rep. Steven Riggs [D]
Rep. Wilson Stone [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-04	House	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 30)
2016-03-24	House	delivered to Governor
2016-03-24	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2016-03-23	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2016-03-22	House	received in House
2016-03-22	Senate	3rd reading, passed 38-0
2016-03-21	Senate	passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
2016-03-18	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 21, 2016 (Consent Orders #2)
2016-03-17	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2016-03-16	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2016-02-26	Senate	to Natural Resources & Energy (S)
2016-02-24	Senate	received in Senate
2016-02-23	House	3rd reading, passed 88-3 with Committee Substitute (1) committee amendment (1-title)
2016-02-22	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for for Tuesday, February 23, 2016
2016-02-19	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2016-02-18	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee amendment (1-title)
2016-02-02	House	posted in committee
2016-01-11	House	to Natural Resources & Environment (H)
2016-01-08	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB208.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB208/bill.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB208/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB208/HCA1.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB208/LM.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB208/HCS1LM.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB208/vote_history.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB208/CI.pdf