HB 682 KY Passed One Chamber
AN ACT relating to residency requirements for fire protection entities and declaring an emergency.
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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.
Action history (11)
- Feb 19, 2026 introduced in House · lower
- Feb 19, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Feb 26, 2026 to Local Government (H) · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed · lower
- Mar 11, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026 · lower
- Mar 12, 2026 floor amendment (2) filed · lower
- Mar 13, 2026 3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Floor Amendment (2) · lower
- Mar 16, 2026 received in Senate · upper
- Mar 16, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
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