Municipal Development Authorities [HB-369]
An Act relating to municipal port authorities and municipal development authorities; relating to leases of state land to a municipal authority; and relating to the definition of 'municipal bond.'
HB-369: Municipal Development Authorities
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Ortiz
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/20/2024
Property Assessment [SB-242]
An Act relating to assessment of property, boards of equalization, and certification of assessors; and providing for an effective date.
SB-242: Property Assessment
Sponsored by: Rep. Shelley Hughes
Cosponsor(s): Kaufman on 03/06/2024
AN ACT relating to eminent domain. [HB-579]
Amend KRS 416.550 to require that before a condemnor exercises the right of eminent domain with regard to private property, the condemnor shall engage in good faith negotiations with the property owner, seek written consent from the property owner to make an audio or video recording of the good faith negotiations and to submit the recording to the Attorney General, refrain from making any materially false or misleading statements, and not enter into any legally binding agreement with the property owner until a survey of the property has been completed
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HB-579: AN ACT relating to eminent domain.
Sponsored by: Rep. Myron Dossett
Introduced In House on 02/16/2024
HB-7655: Grants a right of first offer to qualified nonprofits for the purchase of certain multi-family residential properties at market prices, within a reasonable period of time to promote the creation and preservation of affordable rental housing.
Sponsored by: Rep. June Speakman
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/19/2024
You have voted HB-7655: Grants a right of first offer to qualified nonprofits for the purchase of certain multi-family residential properties at market prices, within a reasonable period of time to promote the creation and preservation of affordable rental housing..
HB-7648: Denies tenants relief afforded under this section when a unit or premises is damaged by fire or other casualty if the fire or other casualty was caused by the negligence or deliberate act of the tenant.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Newberry
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/27/2024
You have voted HB-7648: Denies tenants relief afforded under this section when a unit or premises is damaged by fire or other casualty if the fire or other casualty was caused by the negligence or deliberate act of the tenant..
HB-7673: Establishes the first time home buyer savings program act. Allows modifications to federal adjusted gross income for $50,000 in contributions and $150,000 of interest and dividends included in federal adjusted gross income.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Newberry
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 04/23/2024
You have voted HB-7673: Establishes the first time home buyer savings program act. Allows modifications to federal adjusted gross income for $50,000 in contributions and $150,000 of interest and dividends included in federal adjusted gross income..
AN ACT relating to the acquisition of agricultural land. [HB-575]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 247 to define terms, prohibit a nonresident alien, foreign business, foreign agent, trustee, or fiduciary associated with the government of any proscribed country referenced in 22 C.F.R. sec. 126.1 from the purchase, lease, or acquisition of agricultural land in Kentucky or participation in programs administered by the Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Development Board, and Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation; allow an existing foreign-owned business to purchase adjacent agricultural land to expand
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HB-575: AN ACT relating to the acquisition of agricultural land.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Posted For Passage For Concurrence In Senate Committee Substitute (1) on 04/15/2024
HB-7647: Requires landlords to list all mandatory fees when advertising any residential property for rent in the same section of the agreement as the rent disclosure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Diaz
Signed By Governor on 06/25/2024
You have voted HB-7647: Requires landlords to list all mandatory fees when advertising any residential property for rent in the same section of the agreement as the rent disclosure..
AN ACT relating to insurance coverage of state property. [HB-554]
Creates a new section of KRS 164A.555 to 164A.630 to permit governing boards of public-supported postsecondary educational institutions to elect to terminate the institution’s coverage through the state fire and tornado insurance fund and obtain coverage from an authorized insurer or through a self-insurance pool, to establish requirements for terminating and resuming coverage through the state fire and tornado insurance fund, to require that institutions that obtain coverage under the section have an annual inspection of each state building and
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HB-554: AN ACT relating to insurance coverage of state property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Meredith
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 50) on 04/04/2024
AN ACT relating to land surveyors. [HB-511]
Amend KRS 322.470 to require professional land surveyors to provide seven days' written notice of a survey to the landowner; inform landowner regarding corners that lie on the land or affect its boundaries, and provide a copy of the survey to the landowner without charge upon request; allow landowners to discuss the survey with the professional land surveyor.
HB-511: AN ACT relating to land surveyors.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Riley
Introduced In House on 02/12/2024
SB-2407: Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sandra Cano
Effective Without Governor's Signature on 06/28/2024
You have voted SB-2407: Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee..
HB-545: Amends existing law to provide that a local governmental unit shall not enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance or a resolution that forces participation in an optional federal housing assistance program or regulates rent, fees, or deposits charged for leasing private residential property.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Reported Signed By Governor On April 1, 2024 Session Law Chapter 257 Effective: 07/01/2024 on 04/02/2024
You have voted HB-545: Amends existing law to provide that a local governmental unit shall not enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance or a resolution that forces participation in an optional federal housing assistance program or regulates rent, fees, or deposits charged for leasing private residential property..
SB-2450: Amends notice requirements for self-storage facility before perfecting lien, to wit; 7 consecutive days of publication on a publicly accessible website or subsequent written notice to lessee, or publication once time in newspaper of general circulation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Lombardi
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/14/2024
You have voted SB-2450: Amends notice requirements for self-storage facility before perfecting lien, to wit; 7 consecutive days of publication on a publicly accessible website or subsequent written notice to lessee, or publication once time in newspaper of general circulation..
SB-2438: Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joshua Miller
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/19/2024
You have voted SB-2438: Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants..
SB-2417: Creates a tenant bill of rights to the right to counsel, the right to habitability, the right to organize free, the right to be free from discrimination, the right to first refusal if the landlord decides to sell the property, and right to renew lease.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Euer
Meeting Postponed (05/02/2024) on 04/30/2024
You have voted SB-2417: Creates a tenant bill of rights to the right to counsel, the right to habitability, the right to organize free, the right to be free from discrimination, the right to first refusal if the landlord decides to sell the property, and right to renew lease..
SB-2448: Modifies the summons for eviction for reasons other than nonpayment of rent with the district court, to add a certificate of service section, and provides the option to post the summons/complaint conspicuously on door of the defendant/tenant's dwelling.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Lombardi
Committee Recommended Measure Be Held For Further Study on 03/19/2024
You have voted SB-2448: Modifies the summons for eviction for reasons other than nonpayment of rent with the district court, to add a certificate of service section, and provides the option to post the summons/complaint conspicuously on door of the defendant/tenant's dwelling..
HB-496: Amends existing law to exempt federally recognized Indian tribes from the definition of “foreign government,” such that certain restrictions regarding real property will not apply to them, and to include forest land as one of the kinds of property that a foreign government may not purchase.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Reported Signed By Governor On March 11, 2024 Session Law Chapter 24 Effective: Retroactive To 04/03/2023 on 03/12/2024
You have voted HB-496: Amends existing law to exempt federally recognized Indian tribes from the definition of “foreign government,” such that certain restrictions regarding real property will not apply to them, and to include forest land as one of the kinds of property that a foreign government may not purchase..
AN ACT relating to residential planned communities. [HB-472]
Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 381 to allow the appointment of a receiver for a planned community when it fails to maintain the infrastructure, common area, storm water detention or retention area, or other facility that it is legally obligated to maintain, and to allow a city to recover funds expended to repair, renovate, maintain, or otherwise bring violations up to code.
HB-472: AN ACT relating to residential planned communities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Freeland
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 150) on 04/09/2024
AN ACT relating to real property purchased at a master commissioner's sale. [HB-466]
Amend KRS 91.514 and create a new section of KRS Chapter 426 to establish that any residential property that is purchased at a master commissioner's sale in a county that has a land bank authority and was occupied prior to or at the time of the sale must be returned to a state of occupancy within specified time periods; define terms; and establish a fine of $100 per day payable to the local government for noncompliance.
HB-466: AN ACT relating to real property purchased at a master commissioner's sale.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Grossberg
Introduced In House on 02/05/2024
AN ACT relating to school district property and declaring an emergency. [HB-464]
Repeal and reenact KRS 162.060 to establish that local boards of education submit all plans for new public school buildings or additions or alterations of old buildings to the chief state school officer; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education from requiring prior approval of the district's plans; prohibit a project for new school buildings from spending more than 10 percent of the project on the acquisition and improvement of land; provide a waiver process; amend KRS 156.160 to require the administrative regulation promulgated by the Kentucky
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HB-464: AN ACT relating to school district property and declaring an emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Killian Timoney
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/21/2024