2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

SB59: AN ACT relating to affordable housing.

Legislative Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to allow religious institutions to develop affordable housing without submission to review by a planning unit if the development is approved by a local government.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
introduced in Senate
Senate
1/8/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
1/10/2025
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Senate
2/6/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
Senate
2/7/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
Senate
2/7/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Senate
2/11/2025
3rd reading, passed 34-3 with Committee Substitute (1)
Senate
2/12/2025
received in House
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
1st reading
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
2nd reading
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
to Local Government (H)
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Substitute

Senate Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3348
2/11/2025
34
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Local Government(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Higdon
Jimmy Higdon
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197020.2 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197020.6 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image2/11/202537.8 KB