AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the environment.

HB 140 AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the environment

Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the environment.
HB-140


About HB-140

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish a right of the people to have a healthy environment, including a right to clean air, pure water, and ecologically healthy habitats; declare the Commonwealth's natural resources, among them its air, water, flora, fauna, climate, and public lands, are the common property of all people, including generations yet to come; establish that as trustee of the environment and its natural resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all people; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

  

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Votes for: 1 Votes against: 0

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History

Introduced In House

01/06/2023

To Committee On Committees (h)

01/06/2023