HB 276 KY
AN ACT relating to keeping chickens on residential property.
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Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "backyard chicken"; allow a person to keep 6 or fewer backyard chickens on residential property in cities and certain other local governments; establish requirements and restrictions on local regulatory authority.
Sponsors (3)
- S. Doan Republican · primary
- S. Maddox Republican · primary
- F. Rabourn Republican · primary
Action history (9)
- Jan 8, 2026 introduced in House · lower
- Jan 8, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Jan 15, 2026 to Local Government (H) · lower
- Jan 28, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
- Jan 29, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026 · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 3rd reading, passed 72-22 · lower
- Feb 6, 2026 received in Senate · upper
- Feb 6, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
Subjects
AgricultureAnimals, Livestock, And PoultryCharter County GovernmentCitiesConsolidated Local GovernmentsCounties, UrbanLocal GovernmentLocal MandateUnified Local Governments
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