26RS HB 276

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Last Action	02/06/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to keeping chickens on residential property.
Bill Documents	Current/Final Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1608
Sponsors	S. Doan, S. Maddox, F. Rabourn
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "backyard chicken"; allow a person to keep 6 or fewer backyard chickens on residential property in cities and certain other local governments; establish requirements and restrictions on local regulatory authority.
Index Headings of Original Version	Agriculture - Chickens, residential property, regulation Animals, Livestock, And Poultry - Chickens, residential property, regulation Charter County Government - Chickens, residential property, regulation Cities - Chickens, residential property, regulation Consolidated Local Governments - Chickens, residential property, regulation Counties, Urban - Chickens, residential property, regulation Local Government - Chickens, residential property, regulation Local Mandate - Chickens, residential property, regulation Unified Local Governments - Chickens, residential property, regulation
Votes	Vote History

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01/08/26	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
01/15/26	to Local Government (H)
01/28/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/29/26	2nd reading, to Rules
02/04/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026
02/05/26	3rd reading, passed 72-22
02/06/26	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)