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

Last action · January 6, 2026

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Introduced January 6, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB23

AN ACT relating to heirs property.

Short title: Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 381 to enact the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act; define terms, including "heirs property"; create a mechanism for partition or sale among cotenants by the court; create requirements for notice and determination of value through agreement or appraisal; create protocol for buyouts, partition alternatives, partition in kind, sale by open market, sealed bids, or auction; create the heirs property research fund; amend KRS 324B.050 to authorize the Kentucky…

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This bill would adopt a standardized legal process in Kentucky for handling "heirs property," which is land or real estate passed down through families without a formal will or clear title. When multiple family members co-own such property and disagree about what to do with it, the bill creates a court process that prioritizes keeping the property in the family through buyouts or dividing it before resorting to an open-market sale. It also establishes a…

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