# Kentucky SB 129: AN ACT relating to property. Kentucky SB 129, AN ACT relating to property., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Julie Raque Adams (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 56)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB129-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 129 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to property. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-03-24, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 56) - Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: County Clerks, State Agencies, Taxation, Taxation, Property, Administrative Regulations and Proceedings, Attorney, County, Property, Local Mandate - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (142 yes, 20 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Landlords gain emergency response fee protection: benefit, low. Local governments, special districts, and emergency providers cannot charge landlords for responses caused by residential tenants or their guests. This protection does not apply when the emergency results from the landlord's failure to maintain the building under applicable codes. Providers can sti… - Mostly residential projects skip economic reports: benefit, low. Qualifying Signature Projects and mixed-use redevelopment projects can skip a required report and certification of net positive economic impact. Homes must make up at least 50% of the project's proposed total finished floor space. The exemption reduces application paperwork but does not guarantee a… - Some rental owners must live on-site: cost, medium. For leases started after the law's effective date, covered owners must primarily live in a dwelling on the rental lot. This covers single-family homes, multifamily units, and accessory dwelling units in counties containing a consolidated local government. It applies in traditional single-family zon… - Signature Projects need $200 million investment: cost, low. A qualifying Kentucky Signature Project must have at least $200 million in capital investment and represent new economic activity in Kentucky. Its grant agreement must have been signed before January 1, 2008. It must not be subject to a KRS 65.495 contract in effect on or before March 23, 2007. Thi… - Local lawmakers control more housing decisions: mixed, low. Certain multifamily projects must follow zoning map amendment procedures, including local legislative approval, without the alternative zoning-amendment process. This applies in counties containing a consolidated local government, in traditional single-family zones that barred multifamily homes on… - Vacant-property tax liens face earlier sales: mixed, low. Eligible public entities and nonprofits can seek protected tax-debt certificates on residential properties in a tax-delinquency diversion program. They must wait at least 90 days after the certificate is created. The county attorney must verify at least one year of continuous vacancy and repeated h… - Urban taxes must cover more services: mixed, low. Urban service districts must use differential tax revenue to cover rising shares of added service costs and related capital spending. The minimum is 85% from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. It rises to 90% from July 1, 2028, through June 30, 2031, then 95% through June 30, 2034. Beginning July… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: D. Yates - Cosponsor: Gerald A. Neal (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-14 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 76 | 12 | | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | passed | pass | 32 | 5 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 34 | 3 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-03-24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 56) - 2025-03-14: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: passed 32-5 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Senate concurred in House amendment Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-14: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: 3rd reading, passed 76-12 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-13: placed in the Orders of the Day (House) - 2025-03-13: taken from Rules (House) - 2025-03-12: reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-11: to State Government (H) (House) - 2025-03-11: returned to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-11: 1st reading (House) - 2025-03-11: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-26: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-26: received in House (House) - 2025-02-25: 3rd reading, passed 34-3 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-21: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-21: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-20: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-14: to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb129/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb129/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law) - HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed) - HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed) - HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed) - HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb129/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb129/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS) - [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS) - [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS) - [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS) - [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS) - [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS) - [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-SB129-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).