26RS HB 536

House Bill 536

Actions

Last Action	02/02/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to housing development districts.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	111
Sponsors	J. Bray, S. McPherson, A. Bowling, J. Petrie
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; permit a local government to establish a housing development district and a Housing Incentive Payment Program; allow a local government to exempt housing developments within a district from planning and zoning following a public hearing; permit other local taxing authorities to participate in a district; allow a local government to accept applications from developers to undertake projects within a district; allow a local government to negotiate with a developer whose application it has accepted regarding rates associated with incentive payments to the developer; establish a means by which a developer shall be paid incentive payments by a local government; require area development districts to provide assistance to a local government in establishing a district; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to promote awareness of the district and incentive program and the Certified Child Care Community Designation program set out in KRS 199.891; require the cabinet to post information including a list of local governments that have established a district and have obtained the certified child care community designation to its website; require local governments that have established a district to provide information to the Department for Local Government regarding the district and utilization of the incentive program; require the Department for Local Government to submit a report to LRC summarizing information received from local governments regarding districts; provide that the Act shall not be construed to prohibit a local government from establishing any other program for housing development.
Index Headings of Original Version	Area Development Districts - Housing development districts, assistance, requirement Housing, Building, And Construction - Housing development districts, establishment Land Use - Housing development districts, establishment Local Government - Housing development districts, establishment Local Government - Housing Incentive Payment Program, establishment Property - Housing development districts, establishment Reports Mandated - Cabinet for Economic Development, housing development districts, report Reports Mandated - Department for Local Government, housing development districts, report State Agencies - Cabinet for Economic Development, housing development districts, promotion of program State Agencies - Department for Local Government, housing development districts, report Taxation, Property - Housing development districts, establishment Education, Elementary And Secondary - Housing development districts, participation Interlocal Cooperation - Housing development districts, establishment Special Districts - Housing development districts, participation Special Purpose Governmental Entities - Housing development districts, participation