HB69
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A, relating to affordable housing, to define terms; require agencies that expend state or federal affordable housing funds to expend at least 90% of those funds on single-family detached housing and no more than 10% of those funds on multifamily housing in any given fiscal year; EMERGENCY.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would set rules on how state and federal affordable housing money is spent in Kentucky, requiring that at least 90% of those funds go toward single-family detached homes and no more than 10% toward multifamily housing each fiscal year. It includes an emergency clause, meaning it would take effect immediately upon becoming law. The change would apply to any state agency that distributes affordable housing funds. Who it may affect: Kentuckians seeking affordable housing, housing agencies and nonprofits that administer housing funds, and developers of both single-family and multifamily housing.
Legislative History
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