Introduced

Passed House

Passed Senate

Became law

Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 7, 2025

To Judiciary (H)

Introduced February 4, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB250

AN ACT relating to property rights.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to allow a property owner or his or her authorized agent to request a law enforcement officer to immediately remove a person unlawfully occupying a residential dwelling or other structure under certain circumstances; provide criminal and civil immunity to law enforcement officers and property owners acting in good faith; create a civil cause of action for wrongful removal; create a new section of KRS Chapter 523 to establish the offense of making a false statement to detain real property.

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This bill would allow property owners or their representatives to ask law enforcement to immediately remove someone who is unlawfully occupying their home or other structure, rather than going through a lengthy legal process. It protects officers and property owners from criminal or civil liability when they act in good faith, while also creating a legal remedy for anyone wrongfully removed. It also makes it a crime to provide false information in order to hold…

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