KY HB 355
enactedAN ACT relating to real property appraisers.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did KY HB 355 pass?
Yes. KY HB 355 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 172)
What is KY HB 355 about?
Create a new section of KRS 324A.010 to 324A.100 to require actions against a certified or licensed real property appraiser to be brought within 1 year; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 324A to change "real estate appraisal" to "real property appraisal"; define "evaluation," "federally related transaction," and "real property-related financial transaction"; replace the Real Estate Appraisers Board with an independent agency to be known as the Real Property Appraisers Board; attach the Real Property Appraisers Board to the Department of Professional Licensing for administrative purposes; change the number of board members from 5 to 7; require 2 board members to be certified residential real property appraisers; require those employed by the board to investigate grievances to have 10 years of experience, hold a credential equal to the credential held by the appraiser under investigation, and have experience in appraising the type of property relevant to the investigation; allow the board to employ persons it deems necessary; allow the board to use hearing officers of the Attorney General's Office; allow the board or its authorized agents to give advice on best practices management; prohibit legal action arising from any advice given by the board or its agents relating to best practices management; prohibit any person not licensed or certified as a real property appraiser from providing any type of appraisal performed by a licensed or certified real property appraiser unless they are exempt; allow a licensed or certified real property appraiser to provide an evaluation; require a certificate or license holder to complete 28 hours of continuing education hours; allow hours completed for 1 USPAP update course to apply toward the continuing education requirement; require complaints to be filed with the board within 1 year after the date of transmittal of the appraisal report; establish a biennial license renewal period; increase initial application and renewal fees from $200 to $400; amend KRS 324B.045 to remove the Real Estate Appraisers Board from the Division of Real Property Boards; amend KRS 133.120 to allow a tax consultant and licensed real estate sales associate to receive compensation to represent a property owner at a conference with the property valuation administrator or in an appeal before the board; amend KRS 154.60-040, 198B.702, 324.085, 324A.035, 324A.050, 324A.088, 324A.100, 324A.150, 324A.152, 324A.158, 324A.162, 324A.164, 324B.030, 350.280, 413.140, 56.806, 56.8175, 56.823, 99.830, and 99.835 to conform.
Who sponsors KY HB 355?
M. Pollock, G. Brown Jr., S. McPherson are the primary sponsors of KY HB 355.
Description
Create a new section of KRS 324A.010 to 324A.100 to require actions against a certified or licensed real property appraiser to be brought within 1 year; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 324A to change "real estate appraisal" to "real property appraisal"; define "evaluation," "federally related transaction," and "real property-related financial transaction"; replace the Real Estate Appraisers Board with an independent agency to be known as the Real Property Appraisers Board; attach the Real Property Appraisers Board to the Department of Professional Licensing for administrative purposes; change the number of board members from 5 to 7; require 2 board members to be certified residential real property appraisers; require those employed by the board to investigate grievances to have 10 years of experience, hold a credential equal to the credential held by the appraiser under investigation, and have experience in appraising the type of property relevant to the investigation; allow the board to employ persons it deems necessary; allow the board to use hearing officers of the Attorney General's Office; allow the board or its authorized agents to give advice on best practices management; prohibit legal action arising from any advice given by the board or its agents relating to best practices management; prohibit any person not licensed or certified as a real property appraiser from providing any type of appraisal performed by a licensed or certified real property appraiser unless they are exempt; allow a licensed or certified real property appraiser to provide an evaluation; require a certificate or license holder to complete 28 hours of continuing education hours; allow hours completed for 1 USPAP update course to apply toward the continuing education requirement; require complaints to be filed with the board within 1 year after the date of transmittal of the appraisal report; establish a biennial license renewal period; increase initial application and renewal fees from $200 to $400; amend KRS 324B.045 to remove the Real Estate Appraisers Board from the Division of Real Property Boards; amend KRS 133.120 to allow a tax consultant and licensed real estate sales associate to receive compensation to represent a property owner at a conference with the property valuation administrator or in an appeal before the board; amend KRS 154.60-040, 198B.702, 324.085, 324A.035, 324A.050, 324A.088, 324A.100, 324A.150, 324A.152, 324A.158, 324A.162, 324A.164, 324B.030, 350.280, 413.140, 56.806, 56.8175, 56.823, 99.830, and 99.835 to conform.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 172)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- M. Pollockprimary
- G. Brown Jr.primary
- S. McPhersonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 172)
became-law
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-14
passed 30-6
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-14
passed 79-15
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
taken from Rules
2026-04-14
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-10
Vetoed
executive-veto
2026-03-31
delivered to Governor
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-31
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-31
passed 96-0
passage
2026-03-31
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-27
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-20
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-20
received in House
2026-03-20
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-19
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
passage
2026-03-18
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
2026-03-11
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-06
to Banking & Insurance (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-26
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-26
received in Senate
2026-02-25
3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-23
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 24 2026
2026-02-19
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-18
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-01-22
reassigned to Banking & Insurance (H)
2026-01-21
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-13
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-13
introduced in House
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-02-25 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Burke: not voting
- Decker: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 355 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-20 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Neal: not voting
Final Passage
2026-03-31 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Elliott: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
- Truett: not voting
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 79-15
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tate: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Bojanowski: no
- Camuel: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Brown: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Grossberg: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Burke: no
- Donworth: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Aull: not voting
- Lehman: not voting
- Moore: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Hancock: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 355
2026-04-14 · pass · 30-6
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Webb: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Raque Adams: not voting
- Storm: not voting
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