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Last action · January 14, 2026

To Local Government (H)

Introduced January 7, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB128

AN ACT relating to the regulation of recovery residences and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 222.504 and 222.506 to require that recovery residences be inspected at least annually by state or local officials capable of ensuring compliance with all state and local zoning, building code, and fire safety laws, administrative regulations, and ordinances and establish maximum occupancy standards for recovery residences; amend KRS 222.510 to permit local governments to require an individual or entity seeking to establish a recovery residence to provide notice up to 6 months in advance to all property owners within 1,000 feet of the property on which the recovery residence will be located; EMERGENCY.

Effective Dates, Emergency Local Government Public Safety Safety State Agencies Land Use Substance Use

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This bill would require recovery residences, which are group homes that support people in recovery from addiction, to undergo at least annual inspections for zoning, building code, and fire safety compliance, and to meet occupancy limits set by the state. It would also allow local governments to require that anyone planning to open a recovery residence notify nearby property owners up to six months in advance. Who it may affect: people in recovery from addiction living in or seeking placement in recovery residences, operators of recovery residences, and local governments and neighbors in communities where such homes are located.

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