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

Last action · February 25, 2026

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Introduced February 25, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB254

AN ACT relating to programs to encourage the rehabilitation of property.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to require local governments to establish a program to waive fines, fees, and interest associated with a property that has been donated to a qualifying donee; amend KRS 65.355 to require a local government that creates a land bank authority to establish a program to grant property assessment moratoriums pursuant to KRS 99.595 to 99.605.

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This bill would require local governments in Kentucky to set up programs that waive fines, fees, and interest on properties donated to qualifying recipients, and to offer temporary property tax assessment freezes on certain properties managed through land bank authorities. It is aimed at encouraging the rehabilitation of neglected or problem properties. These requirements would apply to local governments statewide. Who it may affect: local governments, land bank authorities, property owners considering donating property, and community organizations that receive donated properties.

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