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HB 682 KY
Passed One Chamber

AN ACT relating to residency requirements for fire protection entities and declaring an emergency.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 19, 2026

Latest action (Mar 16, 2026) to Committee on Committees (S)

Summary

Amend KRS 75.031 to require all trustees of a fire district to personally reside in the fire district and declare a vacancy if a trustee moves outside the district during his or her term; amend KRS 273.207 to require all board members of a fire department organized under KRS Chapter 273 to be residents of the area served by the corporation and declare a vacancy if the member moves outside the geographic area during his or her term; declare a vacancy to exist for board members who do not reside in the district or area in the effective date of the Act; provide a method to fill the vacancy; EMERGENCY.

Sponsors (2)

Action history (11)

  1. Feb 19, 2026 introduced in House · lower
  2. Feb 19, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Feb 26, 2026 to Local Government (H) · lower
  4. Mar 10, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
  5. Mar 11, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  6. Mar 11, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed · lower
  7. Mar 11, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026 · lower
  8. Mar 12, 2026 floor amendment (2) filed · lower
  9. Mar 13, 2026 3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Floor Amendment (2) · lower
  10. Mar 16, 2026 received in Senate · upper
  11. Mar 16, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
Subjects
Boards And CommissionsCharitable And Nonprofit OrganizationsCounty Judges/ExecutiveEffective Dates, EmergencyFirefighters And Fire DepartmentsLocal GovernmentLocal MandatePublic Officers And EmployeesPublic ProtectionPublic SafetyTaxation, Property

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