# Kentucky SB 59: AN ACT relating to affordable housing.

Kentucky SB 59, AN ACT relating to affordable housing., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jimmy Higdon (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-27 (to Local Government (H)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky SB 59
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to affordable housing.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-27, to Local Government (H)
- Sponsor: Jimmy Higdon (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Housing, Building, and Construction, Land Use, Local Government, Planning and Zoning, Property, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (34 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jimmy Higdon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Boswell (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 34 | 3 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-03-27: to Local Government (H) (House)
- 2025-03-27: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-03-13: returned to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-03-13: 2nd reading (House)
- 2025-03-13: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-03-12: returned to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-03-12: 1st reading (House)
- 2025-03-12: taken from Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-02-12: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-02-12: received in House (House)
- 2025-02-11: 3rd reading, passed 34-3 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 11, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb59/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb59/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/sb59/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb59/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB59-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).