# Kentucky HB 264: AN ACT relating to theft by deception. Kentucky HB 264, AN ACT relating to theft by deception., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marianne Proctor (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB264-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 264 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to theft by deception. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-04-13, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106) - Sponsor: Marianne Proctor (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Crimes And Punishments, Landlord And Tenant, Property, Real Estate, Corrections Impact, Local Mandate - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher charges and 90-day aggregation: benefit, low. The law makes theft by deception a Class C felony when the value is $10,000 or more. If two or more theft-by-deception crimes happen within 90 days, prosecutors can add the values and charge based on the total. During a declared emergency in the affected area, the charge goes up one level from what… - Fake property listings count as deception: benefit, low. The law presumes a person creates a false impression if they list or advertise a home or business for sale, rent, or lease without owning it or having authority. This makes it easier to charge theft by deception in fake listing scams. - Stricter rules and fees for bad checks: cost, low. The law presumes you knew a check would bounce if you had no account when you wrote it, or the bank refused it within 30 days and you do not pay up within 10 days after notice. To make it good, you must pay the face amount plus any posted merchant fee up to $50, and a $50 county attorney fee if cha… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Marianne Proctor (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Lewis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Grossberg (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: David Meade (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Emily Callaway (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Richard White (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Bratcher (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Walker Thomas (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 93 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-04-13: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106) - 2026-04-01: delivered to Governor - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-31: received in House (House) - 2026-03-31: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-20: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-19: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-16: to Judiciary (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-13: 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Floor Amendment (1) (House) - 2026-02-12: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026 (House) - 2026-02-12: floor amendment (1) filed (House) - 2026-02-12: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-02-11: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-01-15: to Judiciary (H) (House) - 2026-01-08: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-08: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb264/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb264/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law) - SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. (signed) - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (signed) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb264/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb264/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS) - [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS) - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS) - [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB264-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).