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KY SB 225

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to regulation of residential construction.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did KY SB 225 pass?

No. KY SB 225 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 225 about?

Amend KRS 198B.030 to require the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to consider the effects of any proposed new or amended regulation on residential construction by conducting a cost-benefit analysis and an analysis to determine the impacts on the amount of residential construction; require the analyses to be submitted to the Housing, Buildings and Construction Advisory Committee and the Legislative Research Commission; establish a moratorium on the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction altering or amending any state code in a way that would result in an increase in residential construction costs until January 1, 2029.

Who sponsors KY SB 225?

R. Mills is the primary sponsor of KY SB 225.

Description

Amend KRS 198B.030 to require the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to consider the effects of any proposed new or amended regulation on residential construction by conducting a cost-benefit analysis and an analysis to determine the impacts on the amount of residential construction; require the analyses to be submitted to the Housing, Buildings and Construction Advisory Committee and the Legislative Research Commission; establish a moratorium on the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction altering or amending any state code in a way that would result in an increase in residential construction costs until January 1, 2029.

Introduced
2026-02-23
Latest action
2026-03-17 — to Committee on Committees (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • R. Millsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-17

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-17

    received in House

  3. 2026-03-13

    3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-03-11

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 13 2026

  5. 2026-03-11

    reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-03-10

    returned to State & Local Government (S)

  7. 2026-03-10

    1st reading

    reading-1

  8. 2026-03-10

    taken from State & Local Government (S)

  9. 2026-03-09

    to State & Local Government (S)

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-23

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-02-23

    introduced in Senate

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASS SB 225 w/ SCS 1

    2026-03-13 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Berg: yes
    • Girdler: yes
    • Neal: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Boswell: yes
    • Givens: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Herron: yes
    • Nunn: yes
    • Tichenor: yes
    • Carroll: yes
    • Higdon: yes
    • Raque Adams: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • ChambersArmstrong: yes
    • Howell: yes
    • Rawlings: yes
    • West: yes
    • Clemons: yes
    • Madon: yes
    • Reed: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Deneen: yes
    • Mays Bledsoe: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Douglas: yes
    • McDaniel: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Elkins: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Stivers: yes
    • Wise: yes
    • Funke Frommeyer: yes
    • Mills: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb225.html

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