Introduced January 7, 2026
HB229
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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…
Plain-language summary
This bill would create a new affordable housing loan pool, administered by the Kentucky Housing Corporation, to provide loans for building and repairing affordable housing. It also establishes a new state tax credit tied to affordable housing development and directs $102 million from the state's budget reserve fund toward various affordable housing efforts. The emergency designation means it would take effect immediately if signed into law. Who it may affect: Kentuckians seeking affordable housing, nonprofit and other organizations that build or rehabilitate housing, and developers who may qualify for the new state tax credit.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Joshua Watkins
Representative · House District 042
Co-sponsors (15)
Pamela Stevenson
Representative · House District 043
Chad Aull
Representative · House District 079
Tina Bojanowski
Representative · House District 032
George Brown
Representative · House District 077
Lindsey Burke
Representative · House District 075
Adrielle Camuel
Representative · House District 093
Beverly Chester-Burton
Representative · House District 044
Anne Donworth
Representative · House District 076
Alan Gentry
Representative · House District 046
Erika Hancock
Representative · House District 057
Matthew Lehman
Representative · House District 067
Mary Marzian
Representative · House District 041
Adam Moore
Representative · House District 045
Sarah Stalker
Representative · House District 034
Lisa Willner
Representative · House District 035
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