KY HB 662
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to the regulation of low voltage battery-charged security fences by local governments.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-06 — to Committee on Committees (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- W. Lawrenceprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-18
introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-18
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-25
to Local Government (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-03
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-04
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-04
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 05 2026
2026-03-05
3rd reading, passed 96-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-06
received in Senate
2026-03-06
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
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
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