Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB333: AN ACT relating to housing.
Status: Signed into law, April 7, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; make affordable housing developed by a religious developer a permitted use and require only a ministerial review by a planning unit for compliance with the section; include requirements that an affordable housing development must meet including that it be on property owned by a religious institution prior to January 1, 2026, exclusively contains affordable housing, be less than 24 units and be located only on a parcel in certain zones, and to have obtained all other permits; require a religious institution that does not continue to qualify to seek approval from a planning unit; allow the Kentucky Housing Corporation to advise religious developers regarding affordable housing developments; allow homeless shelters operated by a religious institution to be permitted uses in commercial or business zones.
What the bill says
An act relating to housing.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to housing. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 100 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) As used in this section: (a) "Affordable housing" means a residential dwelling unit reserved for a household whose income does not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the median income for the area as set out by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; (b) "Homeless shelter" means a facility used primarily to provide temporary shelter, including day shelters, overnight shelters, or temporary cooling or warming shelters, for the homeless, and which may 2. Meals; and 3. Ancillary social, educational, or health services; (c) "Religious developer" means a religious institution or any property developer working on behalf of a religious institution; and (d) "Religious institution" means a bona fide church, religious denomination, or religious organization, determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be tax exempt pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. (2) Affordable housing developed by a religious developer shall be considered a permitted use and shall not be subject to permitting, review, or other regulation under this chapter, except for ministerial review by a planning unit for compliance with the following (b) The property where the development is to be located was …
Sponsors
- Michael Pollock (R, HD-051) · primary sponsor
- Beverly Chester-Burton (D, HD-044)
- Mike Clines (R, HD-068)
- Daniel Elliott (R, HD-054)
- Alan Gentry (D, HD-046)
- Daniel Grossberg (D, HD-030)
- Kimberly Moser (R, HD-064)
- Sarah Stalker (D, HD-034)
- Pamela Stevenson (D, HD-043)
- Joshua Watkins (D, HD-042)
- Wade Williams (R, HD-004)
- Susan Witten (R, HD-031)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 37)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 34-4
- : passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
- : posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
Votes
- Senate: Floor Vote RSN# 4000 (March 25, 2026): 34 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 64 (February 6, 2026): 90 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Property, Planning And Zoning, Land Use, Housing, Building, And Construction, Local Mandate, Local Government, Religion
Common questions
- What is HB333?
- HB333 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to housing.
- What does HB333 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to housing.
- What is the status of HB333?
- Signed into law as of April 7, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 37) (April 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB333?
- Michael Pollock (R, HD-051), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB333?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb333.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.