26RS HB 333

House Bill 333

Actions

Last Action	01/13/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to housing.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	982
Sponsor	M. Pollock
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; make affordable housing developed by a religious developer a permitted use and require only a ministerial review by a planning unit for compliance with the section; include requirements that an affordable housing development must meet including that it be on property owned by a religious institution prior to January 1, 2026, exclusively contains affordable housing, be less than 24 units and be located only on a parcel in certain zones, and to have obtained all other permits; require a religious institution that does not continue to qualify to seek approval from a planning unit; allow the Kentucky Housing Corporation to advise religious developers regarding affordable housing developments; allow homeless shelters operated by a religious institution to be permitted uses in commercial or business zones.
Index Headings of Original Version	Housing, Building, And Construction - Religious institutions, development of affordable housing Land Use - Religious institutions, development of affordable housing Local Government - Religious institutions, development of affordable housing Planning And Zoning - Religious institutions, development of affordable housing Property - Religious institutions, development of affordable housing Religion - Religious institutions, development of affordable housing Religion - Religious institutions, operation of homeless shetlers