KY HB 474
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to residential safety.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 474 pass?
No. KY HB 474 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 (2026-01-30): to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
What is KY HB 474 about?
Create a new section of KRS 227.200 to 227.400 to require an owner, seller, or lessor to have functional smoke detectors in all existing single-family and multifamily residential units; require a seller or lessor to verify compliance in an affidavit prior to transfer or tenancy of property; exempt KRS Chapter 324 licensees from liability; direct the state fire marshal to recommend use of carbon monoxide and fuel and gas leak detectors and provide an annual incident report on fire and carbon monoxide-related injuries and deaths to the State Fire Commission.
Who sponsors KY HB 474?
N. Tate is the primary sponsor of KY HB 474.
Description
Create a new section of KRS 227.200 to 227.400 to require an owner, seller, or lessor to have functional smoke detectors in all existing single-family and multifamily residential units; require a seller or lessor to verify compliance in an affidavit prior to transfer or tenancy of property; exempt KRS Chapter 324 licensees from liability; direct the state fire marshal to recommend use of carbon monoxide and fuel and gas leak detectors and provide an annual incident report on fire and carbon monoxide-related injuries and deaths to the State Fire Commission.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-22
- Latest action
- 2026-01-30 — to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- Bill type
- bill
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Subjects
Sponsors
- N. Tateprimary
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-30
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-22
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-22
introduced in House
introduction
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Related bills
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