Kentucky
General Assembly

02/11/25	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/14/25	to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
02/20/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/21/25	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2025
02/25/25	3rd reading, passed 34-3 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/26/25	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/11/25	taken from Committee on Committees (H) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (H) to State Government (H)
03/12/25	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; define "vacant and abandoned property"; delete the requirement that property remaining in a tax delinquency diversion program after five years being made available for purchase; require property in a tax delinquency diversion program to be vacant and abandoned for the certificate of delinquency to be sold; require the county attorney to verify that the property is vacant and abandoned; require a third-party purchaser to register with the Department of Revenue to qualify as a diverted tax delinquency purchaser; require the Department of Revenue to maintain a list of applicants issued a certificate of registration.
Index Headings	County Clerks - Certificate of delinquency sale, vacant and abandoned property, tax delinquency diversion program Local Government - Certificate of delinquency sale, vacant and abandoned property, tax delinquency diversion program Property - Property tax, vacant and abandoned property, tax delinquency diversion program State Agencies - Department of Revenue, registration, tax delinquency diversion program, sale of certificates Taxation - Property tax, vacant and abandoned property, tax delinquency diversion program Taxation, Property - Certificate of delinquency sale, vacant and abandoned property, tax delinquency diversion program Consolidated Local Governments - Certificate of delinquency sale, vacant and abandoned property, tax delinquency diversion program Attorney, County - Certificate of delinquency sale, vacant and abandoned property, tax delinquency diversion program

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to require in counties containing consolidated local governments certain development projects in zones that have traditionally been reserved for single-family homes to be treated as amendments to a zoning map and to meet the procedural requirements for approval set out in KRS Chapter 100; create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to prohibit in counties containing a consolidated local government property owners from leasing accessory dwelling units or multi-family housing units in zones that have traditionally been reserved for single-family homes unless the property owner resides on the lot; amend KRS 154.30-050 and 154.30-060 to exempt from certain reports and certifications those projects that have a residential use that comprises at least 50 percent of the total finished square footage of the project; amend KRS 65.111 to prohibit collection of an emergency response fee from a landlord if the response was not the result of the landlord's failure to maintain the building and include authority to collect from the responsible party; amend KRS 67C.147 to exclude the central business district from the requirements related to the urban services districts differential tax; create a new section of KRS 100.401 to 100.409 to prohibit a planning commission from waiving or amending binding elements without the approval of the legislative body.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Residential zoning provision Land Use - Development in traditional single-family zones, additional requirements Landlord and Tenant - Multi-unit leasing, restrictions Local Government - Development in traditional single-family zones, additional requirements Planning and Zoning - Density development projects, definition Planning and Zoning - Development in traditional single-family zones, additional requirements Planning and Zoning - Leasing of residential units, restrictions Planning and Zoning - Leasing residential units, definitions Property - Multi-unit leasing, restrictions Consolidated Local Governments - Development in traditional single-family zones, additional requirements Consolidated Local Governments - Leasing of residential units, restrictions

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Hale
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 129/GA