HB 470
AN ACT proposing to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the environment.
In Plain Language
This bill would change Kentucky's constitution to add a new right: the right to a healthy environment with clean air, pure water, and healthy habitats. It would declare that Kentucky's natural resources like air, water, forests, and public lands belong to everyone, including future generations. The bill would require the state to act as a trustee responsible for protecting and maintaining these resources for all people. Kentuckians would vote on whether to approve this constitutional change.
Official summary
Propose to amend Section 1 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, 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.
Sponsor
—
Cosponsors
None listed
Latest action
to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
Feb 14, 2025
Official source
Action history
Write to this bill’s sponsor
Draft a constituent message about this bill in your own words -- grounded in the actual summary, not a form letter.
Don’t worry — we’ll help you form the message.
Compose a message