AN ACT relating to short-term rentals.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; prohibit a local government from requiring the operator of a short-term rental to obtain a conditional use permit, imposing density-based restrictions on short-term rentals, prohibiting the operation of a short-term rental in a residential zone, regulating the time or place a property may be used as a short-term rental, limiting the number of properties a person can operate as short-term rentals, imposing a residency…

Introduced: January 21, 2026

Last action: January 21, 2026

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This bill sets limits on what local governments in Kentucky can and cannot do when it comes to regulating short-term rentals, such as properties listed on vacation rental platforms. It would prevent cities and counties from imposing certain restrictions, like requiring special permits based on location, limiting how many rentals one person can operate, or banning short-term rentals in residential areas, while still allowing local governments to create a general permitting process. Any local rules…

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