Kentucky House Bill 485 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-17 - to Local Government (H)
Pending: House Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS 278.010 to 278.450 to establish definitions; require electric utilities regulated by the Public Service Commission to have a vegetation management plan approved by the commission; require vegetation maintenance to be performed in conformance with ANSI standards endorsed by the International Society of Arboriculture; make exception for standards under declared emergency or in situation of cleanup from storm damage; require different notice requirements to the public and property owners; impose penalty for failure of a utility to comply with vegetation maintenance plan requirements; require public hearings; establish homeowner rights with respect to vegetation maintenance; require the utility develop a brochure for homeowner rights and have the information available on its Web site; allow for civil action for unauthorized tree pruning or removal; allow for damages for unauthorized tree removal or pruning; require written consent to remove more than 25 percent of tree canopy; allow for a temporary cessation of work if property owner objects to vegetation maintenance; and prescribe time frames for notice and response.

AN ACT relating to vegetation maintenance.

Rep. Killian Timoney [R]

Rep. Susan Westrom [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-17	House	to Local Government (H)
2022-02-11	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2022-02-11	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb485.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb485/orig_bill.pdf