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2026 Regular Session

HB333

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AN ACT relating to housing.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; make affordable housing developed by a religious developer a permitted use and require only a ministerial review by a planning unit for compliance with the section; include requirements that an affordable housing development must meet including that it be on property owned by a religious institution prior to January 1, 2026, exclusively contains affordable housing, be less than 24 units and be located only…

Housing, Building, and ConstructionLand UseLocal GovernmentPlanning and ZoningPropertyReligionLocal Mandate

Introduced: January 13, 2026

Last action: April 7, 2026

Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 37)

In effect since July 15, 2026

Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This law allows religious institutions to build small affordable housing developments on their property without going through a full planning and zoning approval process, as long as the project meets certain requirements such as being fewer than 24 units, located on property already owned by the religious institution before January 1, 2026, and used exclusively for affordable housing. It also allows homeless shelters run by religious institutions to operate in commercial or business zones. The…

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Legislative History

Jan 13, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 13, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Jan 21, 2026 · House
To Local Government (H)
Feb 3, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 4, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 5, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Friday, February 06 2026 (clerical)
Feb 6, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 90-1-1
Yea: 90
Nay: 1
Absent: 8
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Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Received In Senate
Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 34-4
Yea: 34
Nay: 4
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Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Michael Pollock
Michael Pollock

Representative · House District 051

Primary sponsor
Sarge.Pollock@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (11)

Portrait of Beverly Chester-Burton
Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

Co-sponsor
beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Mike Clines
Mike Clines

Representative · House District 068

Co-sponsor
mike.clines@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Daniel Elliott
Daniel Elliott

Representative · House District 054

Co-sponsor
Daniel.Elliott@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Alan Gentry
Alan Gentry

Representative · House District 046

Co-sponsor
Al.Gentry@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Daniel Grossberg
Daniel Grossberg

Representative · House District 030

Co-sponsor
daniel.grossberg@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Kimberly Moser
Kimberly Moser

Representative · House District 064

Co-sponsor
Kimberly.Moser@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Sarah Stalker
Sarah Stalker

Representative · House District 034

Co-sponsor
sarah.stalker@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Pamela Stevenson
Pamela Stevenson

Representative · House District 043

Co-sponsor
Pamela.Stevenson@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Joshua Watkins
Joshua Watkins

Representative · House District 042

Co-sponsor
joshua.watkins@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Wade Williams
Wade Williams

Representative · House District 004

Co-sponsor
wade.williams@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Susan Tyler Witten
Susan Tyler Witten

Representative · House District 031

Co-sponsor
susan.witten@kylegislature.gov

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