# Kentucky SB 11: AN ACT relating to a residential safe room rebate program. Kentucky SB 11, AN ACT relating to a residential safe room rebate program., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stephen Meredith (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB11-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 11 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to a residential safe room rebate program. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-06 - Last action: 2026-03-23, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5) - Sponsor: Stephen Meredith (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Disasters And Recovery Efforts, Funds, Housing, Building, And Construction, Safety, Administrative Regulations And Proceedings, Reports Mandated, Fiscal Note - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (117 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Cash rebates for home safe rooms: benefit, high. Kentucky now offers a rebate for building or installing a residential safe room. The rebate pays 50% of eligible costs, up to $5,000 per applicant. You must live in Kentucky and plan to open the room to your community during a weather emergency. The safe room must meet ICC 500 and FEMA P-361 standa… - State fund to pay rebates: benefit, medium. The state creates a residential safe room rebate fund in the State Treasury. It holds gifts, grants, FEMA and other federal funds, and other public or private money. Interest stays in the fund, and money carries over each year. The fund pays rebates to qualified homeowners. - How to apply for safe room rebates: mixed, medium. The state division runs the application and approval process. Starting January 2027, it approves and pays rebates each January and July while funds last. You must submit your application within 30 days after costs are incurred. Include invoices and proof of payment, a signed installation certificat… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stephen Meredith (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brandon Smith (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-19 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 84 | 8 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 33 | 3 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-03-23: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5) - 2026-03-20: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-20: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2026-03-20: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-20: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-19: 3rd reading, passed 84-8 (House) - 2026-03-18: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-17: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-03-11: to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) (House) - 2026-03-10: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-03-10: received in House (House) - 2026-03-06: 3rd reading, passed 33-3 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-04: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 06 2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-01-20: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-16: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-01-15: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-14: to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-06: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-06: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb11/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-18: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb11/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) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) - HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb11/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb11/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) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [HB 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS) - [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS) - [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-SB11-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).