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

Last action · January 21, 2026

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Introduced January 13, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB354

AN ACT relating to homelessness prevention, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to create the homelessness prevention fund to be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for continuum of care funds; specify eligible uses and eligible entities; amend KRS 198A.027 to allow appropriations to be used for homeless initiatives; appropriate $2,000,000 from the budget reserve trust fund to the homelessness prevention fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Appropriations Budget and Financial Administration Effective Dates, Emergency Housing, Building, and Construction Local Government Poverty

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This bill would create a new Homelessness Prevention Fund, putting $2,000,000 from the state's budget reserve into it to be managed by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The money would go toward continuum of care programs, which are coordinated local efforts to connect people experiencing or at risk of homelessness with housing and services. It also updates existing housing law to allow state funds to be used for homeless initiatives. Who it may affect: Kentuckians experiencing or at risk of homelessness, local governments, and nonprofit organizations that provide housing and support services.

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