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KY HB 662

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to the regulation of low voltage battery-charged security fences by local governments.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 662 pass?

No. KY HB 662 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 (2026-03-06): to Committee on Committees (S)

What is KY HB 662 about?

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "local government," "low voltage battery-charged security fence," and "nonelectric perimeter barrier"; allow low voltage battery-charged security fences to be installed and operated on property that is not used as or exclusively zoned for residential purposes without the need to obtain any local government permit, approval, or other authorization, except for an alarm permit when required; specify that the bill does not impede a local government's usage of safety codes and generally applicable setback, height, and lot coverage requirements for nonelectric perimeter barriers.

Who sponsors KY HB 662?

W. Lawrence is the primary sponsor of KY HB 662.

Description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "local government," "low voltage battery-charged security fence," and "nonelectric perimeter barrier"; allow low voltage battery-charged security fences to be installed and operated on property that is not used as or exclusively zoned for residential purposes without the need to obtain any local government permit, approval, or other authorization, except for an alarm permit when required; specify that the bill does not impede a local government's usage of safety codes and generally applicable setback, height, and lot coverage requirements for nonelectric perimeter barriers.

Introduced
2026-02-18
Latest action
2026-03-06 — to Committee on Committees (S)
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • W. Lawrenceprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-06

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-06

    received in Senate

  3. 2026-03-05

    3rd reading, passed 96-0

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-03-04

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 05 2026

  5. 2026-03-04

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  6. 2026-03-03

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-02-25

    to Local Government (H)

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-02-18

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-18

    introduced in House

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Pass

    2026-03-05 · pass · 96-0

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Aull: yes
    • Donworth: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Holloway: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Stalker: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Stevenson P: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Tackett Laferty: yes
    • Bojanowski: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • King: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Kulkarni: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Truett: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Lawrence: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Wesley: yes
    • Calloway: yes
    • Grossberg: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Camuel: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Rabourn: yes
    • White: yes
    • Chester-Burton: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Willner: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • Marzian: yes
    • Roarx: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Blanton: not voting
    • Brown: not voting
    • Gordon: not voting
    • Smith: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb662.html

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