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KY HB 205

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KY HB 205 pass?

No. KY HB 205 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-14): to Local Government (H)

What is KY HB 205 about?

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; allow multi-unit dwellings and mixed-use developments as permitted uses in commercial zones; prohibit a planning unit from adopting or enforcing regulations that do not allow multi-unit dwellings and mixed-use developments in commercial zones, impose requirements on multi-unit dwellings or mixed-use developments more restrictive than other uses in a zone, or require certain parking restrictions on multi-unit dwellings or mixed-use developments.

Who sponsors KY HB 205?

N. Kulkarni is the primary sponsor of KY HB 205.

Description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; allow multi-unit dwellings and mixed-use developments as permitted uses in commercial zones; prohibit a planning unit from adopting or enforcing regulations that do not allow multi-unit dwellings and mixed-use developments in commercial zones, impose requirements on multi-unit dwellings or mixed-use developments more restrictive than other uses in a zone, or require certain parking restrictions on multi-unit dwellings or mixed-use developments.

Introduced
2026-01-07
Latest action
2026-01-14 — to Local Government (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • N. Kulkarniprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-14

    to Local Government (H)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    introduced in House

    introduction

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Votes

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Related bills

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