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Introduced February 9, 2026

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Engrossed
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to highway access.

Amend KRS 177.240 to prohibit the Transportation Cabinet or any county or city that maintains a limited access facility from requiring a property owner to pay compensation for any increase in property value attributable to the new access as a condition of allowing a property owner access.

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This bill would change state law to prevent the Transportation Cabinet and local governments from charging property owners for any increase in their property's value that results from being granted access to a limited-access road or highway. In other words, if a new driveway or road connection raises a property's value, the government could not require the owner to pay that amount as a condition of getting access. Who it may affect: property owners seeking access to highways or limited-access roads maintained by the state, counties, or cities.

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Legislative History

Feb 9, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 9, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 17, 2026 · House
To Transportation (H)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
Taken From Transportation (H) (clerical)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
1st Reading (clerical)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
Returned To Transportation (H) (clerical)
Mar 17, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 2nd Reading, To Rules
Mar 18, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Thursday, March 19 2026 (clerical)
Mar 19, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 91-3
Yea: 91
Nay: 3
Absent: 6
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Jennifer Henson Decker

Representative · House District 058

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Jennifer.Decker@kylegislature.gov

Co-sponsors (3)

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Jason Nemes

Representative · House District 033

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Jason.Nemes@kylegislature.gov
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Tony Hampton

Representative · House District 062

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tony.hampton@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Matt Lockett

Matt Lockett

Representative · House District 039

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Matt.Lockett@kylegislature.gov

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