2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB18: AN ACT relating to property.

Legislative Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to require certain development projects in zones that have traditionally been reserved for single-family homes to be treated as amendments to a zoning map and to meet the procedural requirements for approval set out in KRS Chapter 100; create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 that prohibits property owner's from leasing accessory dwelling units or multi-family housing units in zones that have traditionally been reserved for single-family homes unless the property owner primarily resides on the lot.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/7/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
to Local Government (H)
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
floor amendments (1) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendments (2-title) and (4-title) filed to bill
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
floor amendment (5) to Committee Substitute and (6-title) filed
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 06, 2025
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
floor amendment (7) filed to Committee Substitute
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
floor amendment (8-title) filed
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
3rd reading, passed 63-18 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (7) and Floor Amendment (8-title)
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
received in Senate
Senate
3/12/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
3/13/2025
to State & Local Government (S)
Senate
3/13/2025
taken from State & Local Government (S)
Senate
3/13/2025
1st reading
Senate
3/13/2025
returned to State & Local Government (S)
Senate

Amendments

House Committee Substitute

House Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

House Committee Substitute

Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment

House Committee Amendment 1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

House Floor Amendment 1

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

House Floor Amendment 2

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

House Floor Amendment 3

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

House Floor Amendment 4

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

House Floor Amendment 5

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

House Floor Amendment 6

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

House Floor Amendment 7

Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

House Floor Amendment 8

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Suspend the Rules RCS# 215
3/11/2025
66
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
34
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 216
3/11/2025
63
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
19
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
State & Local Government(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

John Hodgson
John Hodgson
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197021.4 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197079.3 KB
Local Mandate
Local Mandate1/1/19703.1 KB
Local Mandate
Local Mandate1/1/19703.1 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image3/11/202524.8 KB