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AN ACT relating to housing, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to create the affordable housing loan pool fund to be administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation to provide rehabilitation and construction loans to eligible entities; specify terms and process; amend KRS 198A.080 to modify criteria for housing development loan fund, require notice of eligible funds, and allow expenditure of funds for technical and administrative costs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to establish parameters by which the Kentucky Housing Corporation shall review and approve the affordable housing credit; create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the affordable housing credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credits; appropriate $102,000,000 from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund account for various affordable housing initiatives; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

FundsAppropriationsBudget and Financial AdministrationHousing, Building, and ConstructionLocal GovernmentPovertyState AgenciesTaxationTaxation, Income--CorporateTaxation, Income--IndividualEffective Dates, Emergency

Introduced: January 7, 2026

Last action: January 14, 2026

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Jan 7, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 7, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Jan 14, 2026 · House
To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Joshua Watkins
Joshua Watkins

Representative · House District 042

Primary sponsor
joshua.watkins@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Pamela Stevenson
Pamela Stevenson

Representative · House District 043

Co-sponsor
Pamela.Stevenson@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Chad Aull
Chad Aull

Representative · House District 079

Co-sponsor
chad.aull@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Tina Bojanowski
Tina Bojanowski

Representative · House District 032

Co-sponsor
Tina.Bojanowski@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of George Brown
George Brown

Representative · House District 077

Co-sponsor
George.Brown@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Lindsey Burke
Lindsey Burke

Representative · House District 075

Co-sponsor
lindsey.burke@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Adrielle Camuel
Adrielle Camuel

Representative · House District 093

Co-sponsor
Adrielle.Camuel@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Beverly Chester-Burton
Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

Co-sponsor
beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Anne Donworth
Anne Donworth

Representative · House District 076

Co-sponsor
anne.donworth@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Alan Gentry
Alan Gentry

Representative · House District 046

Co-sponsor
Al.Gentry@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Erika Hancock
Erika Hancock

Representative · House District 057

Co-sponsor
erika.hancock@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Matthew Lehman
Matthew Lehman

Representative · House District 067

Co-sponsor
matt.lehman@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Mary Marzian
Mary Marzian

Representative · House District 041

Co-sponsor
marylou.marzian@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Adam Moore
Adam Moore

Representative · House District 045

Co-sponsor
adam.moore@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Sarah Stalker
Sarah Stalker

Representative · House District 034

Co-sponsor
sarah.stalker@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Lisa Willner
Lisa Willner

Representative · House District 035

Co-sponsor
Lisa.Willner@kylegislature.gov