KY SB 224
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to land use.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 224 pass?
No. KY SB 224 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 (2026-03-17): to Committee on Committees (H)
What is KY SB 224 about?
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; establish that an applicant has a vested right to the development standards in place at the time of application for a building permit, development plan, or subdivision plat upon the submission of the application to a relevant authority; establish vesting periods; allow for extensions to the vesting period; establish that the relevant authority may terminate the vested rights under specified circumstances; establish enforcement authority; allow for the amendment to a development plan on a vested right; amend KRS 100.347 to limit entities which have standing to challenge a final action of a planning and zoning authority.
Who sponsors KY SB 224?
R. Mills is the primary sponsor of KY SB 224.
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; establish that an applicant has a vested right to the development standards in place at the time of application for a building permit, development plan, or subdivision plat upon the submission of the application to a relevant authority; establish vesting periods; allow for extensions to the vesting period; establish that the relevant authority may terminate the vested rights under specified circumstances; establish enforcement authority; allow for the amendment to a development plan on a vested right; amend KRS 100.347 to limit entities which have standing to challenge a final action of a planning and zoning authority.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-23
- Latest action
- 2026-03-17 — to Committee on Committees (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- R. Millsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-17
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-17
received in House
2026-03-13
3rd reading, passed 27-10 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-11
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 13 2026
2026-03-11
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-10
returned to State & Local Government (S)
2026-03-10
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-10
taken from State & Local Government (S)
2026-03-09
to State & Local Government (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-23
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-23
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 224 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-13 · pass · 27-10
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nemes: yes
- West: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wise: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Berg: no
- Funke Frommeyer: no
- Rawlings: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Herron: no
- Storm: no
- Tichenor: no
- Clemons: no
- Neal: no
- Webb: not voting
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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