# Kentucky HB 333: AN ACT relating to housing. Kentucky HB 333, AN ACT relating to housing., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michael Sarge Pollock (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-07 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 37)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB333-2026RS - 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 333 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to housing. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-07, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 37) - Sponsor: Michael Sarge Pollock (Republican) - Cosponsors: 11 - Subjects: Housing, Building, And Construction, Land Use, Local Government, Planning And Zoning, Property, Religion, Local Mandate - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (124 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Faith-run shelters allowed in business zones: benefit, medium. Religious groups can run private homeless shelters and temporary cooling or warming centers as permitted uses in all commercial, business, and industrial zones. They must still get any other permits required by law. This makes it easier to place temporary shelter and extreme-weather help where peop… - Faster approvals for faith-based affordable housing: mixed, medium. The law lets affordable homes built by a religious group be a permitted use with only a ministerial checklist by the planning office. All units must serve households at or below 80% of HUD area median income. The site must be owned by the religious institution, bought before January 1, 2026, and ke… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael Sarge Pollock (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Al Gentry (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Beverly Chester-Burton (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Elliott (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Grossberg (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Joshua Watkins (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly Poore Moser (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Clines (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pamela Stevenson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Sarah Stalker (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Susan Witten (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wade Williams (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-25 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 34 | 4 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 90 | 1 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-04-07: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 37) - 2026-03-26: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-26: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-03-26: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-26: received in House (House) - 2026-03-25: 3rd reading, passed 34-4 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2026-03-20: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-13: 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill (Senate) - 2026-03-12: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-11: to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-09: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-06: 3rd reading, passed 90-1-1 (House) - 2026-02-05: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 06 2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-02-03: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-01-21: to Local Government (H) (House) - 2026-01-13: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-13: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb333/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb333/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/hb333/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb333/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-HB333-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).