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 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	Counties, Urban - Chickens, residential property, regulation Unified Local Governments - Chickens, residential property, regulation 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 Local Government - Chickens, residential property, regulation Local Mandate - 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)