HB 419 in critical condition
HB 419, the Land Stewardship Taskforce’s bill is still breathing, but will need a near miracle to pass the Senate. The Senate Natural Resources Committee will meet Wednesday. The bill has enough votes to pass out of the committee, but that will put the it only two short days away from the last regular voting day of this session. The last two days in March are …as of now… reserved for considering bills that have been amended in the other chamber. In order to pass, HB 419 will have to get its three readings and onto the orders of the day by Friday. This is a tall order, but not impossible. To do so, it will need the solid support of all of you, emailing and calling your Senators. Don’t worry if you’ve already done it, it can’t hurt to keep reminding them of your support.
In other news, HB 562, Rep Tanya Pullin’s good net metering bill passed the house and is in Senate Judiciary. A quick email to Senator Tom Jensen, et. al would be in order. This bill provides some real incentives for people wanting to put alternative energy to work in Kentucky.