SB 9 KY

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; establish the process for a local government to establish a residential infrastructure development district and for dissolution of a district; authorize a local government to issue bonds and other obligations to pay for infrastructure costs within a residential infrastructure development district; authorize a local government to collect special assessments on property within the residential infrastructure development district to pay for infrastructure costs and use special assessment revenue for administrative costs unless restricted; establish that the special assessment constitutes a lien, address lien priority, require delinquent property taxes to be paid prior to a special assessment, and allow for redemption of property sold as a result of delinquent payment of a special assessment; permit local governments to act jointly to establish and maintain a residential infrastructure development district; define terms and allow 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 housing development district from planning and zoning following a public hearing; permit other local taxing authorities to participate in a housing development district; allow a local government to accept applications from developers to undertake projects within a housing development 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 housing development district; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to promote awareness of the housing development 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 housing development districts and have obtained the certified child care community designation to its website; require local governments that have established housing development districts 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 housing development districts; provide that the Act shall not be construed to prohibit a local government from establishing any other incentive program for housing development.

• R. Mills Republican · primary
• J. Higdon Republican · primary
• M. Deneen Republican · primary
• A. Mays Bledsoe Republican · primary

1. Feb 2, 2026 introduced in Senate · upper
2. Feb 2, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
3. Feb 4, 2026 to State & Local Government (S) · upper
4. Feb 11, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · upper
5. Feb 12, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
6. Feb 12, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17 2026 · upper
7. Feb 17, 2026 3rd reading, passed 35-2 with Committee Substitute (1) · upper
8. Feb 18, 2026 received in House · lower
9. Feb 18, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
10. Mar 2, 2026 to Local Government (H) · lower
11. Mar 13, 2026 taken from Local Government (H) · lower
12. Mar 13, 2026 1st reading · upper
13. Mar 13, 2026 returned to Local Government (H) · lower
14. Mar 19, 2026 taken from Local Government (H) · lower
15. Mar 19, 2026 2nd reading · upper
16. Mar 19, 2026 returned to Local Government (H) · lower
17. Mar 24, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed · upper
18. Mar 31, 2026 floor amendment (2) filed · upper
19. Apr 1, 2026 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · upper
20. Apr 1, 2026 taken from Rules · upper
21. Apr 1, 2026 placed in the Orders of the Day · upper
22. Apr 1, 2026 3rd reading, passed 71-21 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · upper
23. Apr 1, 2026 floor amendments (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute · upper
24. Apr 1, 2026 received in Senate · upper
25. Apr 1, 2026 to Rules (S) · upper
26. Apr 1, 2026 posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · upper
27. Apr 14, 2026 Senate refused to concur in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · upper
28. Apr 14, 2026 received in House · lower
29. Apr 14, 2026 to Rules (H) · lower
30. Apr 14, 2026 posted for passage for receding from House · lower
31. Apr 14, 2026 House refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · upper
32. Apr 14, 2026 Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate · upper
33. Apr 15, 2026 Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate · upper