# Kentucky SB 76: AN ACT relating to contracts for the improvement of real estate.

Kentucky SB 76, AN ACT relating to contracts for the improvement of real estate., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Greg Elkins (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-02 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 156)) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky SB 76
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to contracts for the improvement of real estate.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-04-02, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 156)
- Sponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Property, Real Estate, Contracts
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (137 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher escrow threshold for construction payments: mixed, low. Kentucky raises the contract threshold for protected construction payments from $500,000 to $2 million. For real-estate improvement contracts worth at least $2 million, owners must put withheld payments into a separate escrow account. Smaller contracts lose this required protection, and constructio…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-28 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-04-02: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 156)
- 2025-03-28: delivered to Governor
- 2025-03-28: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: received in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: 3rd reading, passed 100-0 (House)
- 2025-03-12: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: 2nd reading, to Rules (House)
- 2025-03-11: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-05: to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) (House)
- 2025-02-12: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-02-12: received in House (House)
- 2025-02-11: 3rd reading, passed 37-0 (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 (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: introduced in Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb76/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb76/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/sb76/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb76/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-SB76-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).