Introduced January 13, 2026
HB333
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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…
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).
Plain-language summary
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
Primary Sponsor
Michael Pollock
Representative · House District 051
Co-sponsors (11)
Beverly Chester-Burton
Representative · House District 044
Mike Clines
Representative · House District 068
Daniel Elliott
Representative · House District 054
Alan Gentry
Representative · House District 046
Daniel Grossberg
Representative · House District 030
Kimberly Moser
Representative · House District 064
Sarah Stalker
Representative · House District 034
Pamela Stevenson
Representative · House District 043
Joshua Watkins
Representative · House District 042
Wade Williams
Representative · House District 004
Susan Tyler Witten
Representative · House District 031
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