Kentucky House Bill 514

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-21 - to Local Government (H)
Pending: House Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; allow religious institutions to develop affordable housing with only a ministerial submission to review by a planning unit for compliance with the provisions of the section if the development is on land owned by a religious institution, exclusively contains affordable housing for a period of 10 years, and contains fewer than 25 units; require compliance with design standards of the planning unit with the option to obtain a variance; require continuing compliance with the section; allow for religious institutions to propose an affordable housing development exceeding 25 units but require a public meeting and approval by the planning commission; allow the Kentucky Housing Corporation to provide technical and advisory resources to a religious developer.

AN ACT relating to affordable housing developed on property owned by religious institutions.

Rep. Sarah Stalker [D]

Rep. Joshua Watkins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-21	House	to Local Government (H)
2025-02-13	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2025-02-13	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb514.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb514/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/25RS/hb514/LM.pdf