AN ACT relating to regulation of residential construction.

Amend KRS 198B.030 to require the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to consider the effects of any proposed new or amended regulation on residential construction by conducting a cost-benefit analysis and an analysis to determine the impacts on the amount of residential construction; require the analyses to be submitted to the Housing, Buildings and Construction Advisory Committee and the Legislative Research Commission; establish a moratorium on the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction altering or amending any state code in a way that would result in an increase in residential construction costs until January 1, 2029.

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This bill requires a state agency to study the costs and impacts on housing supply before creating or changing rules that affect home building. It also puts a freeze on any rule changes that would make residential construction more expensive, lasting until January 1, 2029. The goal is to limit regulatory barriers that could raise the cost of building homes in Kentucky. Who it may affect: home builders and construction companies, housing developers, and Kentuckians seeking to buy or rent newly built homes.

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