KY SB 11

enacted

AN ACT relating to a residential safe room rebate program.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did KY SB 11 pass?

Yes. KY SB 11 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5)

What is KY SB 11 about?

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to define terms; the residential safe room rebate program; establish the residential safe room rebate fund to provide rebates to residents of this state for the construction or installation of a residential safe room; establish an application process by which the Division of Emergency Management awards rebates; require the division to promulgate administrative regulations; require the division to report annually to the Legislative Research Commission about the residential safe room rebate program.

Who sponsors KY SB 11?

B. Smith, M. Deneen, S. Meredith are the primary sponsors of KY SB 11.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-06
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-23
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5)
executive-signature
2026-03-20
delivered to Governor
2026-03-20
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-20
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-20
received in Senate
2026-03-19
3rd reading, passed 84-8
passage,reading-3
2026-03-18
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
2026-03-18
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-17
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-11
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-10
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-10
received in House
2026-03-06
3rd reading, passed 33-3 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-04
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 06 2026
2026-02-25
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-01-20
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-01-16
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-01-15
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-01-14
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-06
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-06
introduced in Senate
introduction

Versions

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Acts Chapter 5Compare
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Documents

Votes

PASS SB 11 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-06 · pass · 33-3
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Madon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Reed: no
- Tichenor: no
- Williams: no
- Funke Frommeyer: not voting
- Higdon: not voting
Pass
2026-03-19 · pass · 84-8
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Williams: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Willner: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Riley: yes
- Witten: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Decker: no
- Maddox: no
- Proctor: no
- Roberts: no
- White: no
- Doan: no
- Massaroni: no
- Rabourn: no
- Banta: not voting
- Calloway: not voting
- Holloway: not voting
- Stevenson P: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Burke: not voting
- Camuel: not voting
- Rudy: not voting

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb11.html

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