Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB536: AN ACT relating to housing development districts.
Status: In committee, February 9, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms; permit a local government to establish a housing development district and a Housing Incentive Payment Program; allow a local government to exempt housing developments within a district from planning and zoning following a public hearing; permit other local taxing authorities to participate in a district; allow a local government to accept applications from developers to undertake projects within a district; allow a local government to negotiate with a developer whose application it has accepted regarding rates associated with incentive payments to the developer; establish a means by which a developer shall be paid incentive payments by a local government; require area development districts to provide assistance to a local government in establishing a district; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to promote awareness of the district and incentive program and the Certified Child Care Community Designation program set out in KRS 199.891; require the cabinet to post information including a list of local governments that have established a district and have obtained the certified child care community designation to its website; require local governments that have established a district to provide information to the Department for Local Government regarding the district and utilization of the incentive program; require the Department for Local Government to submit a report to LRC summarizing information received from local governments regarding districts; provide that the Act shall not be construed to prohibit a local government from establishing any other program for housing development.
What the bill says
An act relating to housing development districts.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to housing development districts. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 65 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) As used in this section: (a) "Approved project" means a project for which the developer 2. Negotiated the terms of housing incentive payments with a local government; and 3. Commenced a housing development within a district; (b) "Cabinet" means the Cabinet for Economic Development; (c) "Department" means the Department for Local Government; (d) "Housing development district" or "district" means a contiguous geographic area of not more than one thousand (1,000) acres, which may be within one (1) or more cities or counties, defined and created for development or revitalization purposes by an ordinance of a local government in which one (1) or more projects are proposed to be located; (e) "Local government" means a city, county, charter county government, consolidated local government, urban-county government, or unified local government; (f) "New construction" means the planning, design, building, or any combination of these, to erect a completely new structure never before occupied within a district; (g) "Program" means the Housing Incentive Payment Program provided for in this section; (h) "Project" means a housing development within a district that: 1. Contains at least fifteen (15) housing units, including …
Sponsors
- Josh Bray (R, HD-071) · primary sponsor
- Shawn McPherson (R, HD-022)
- Adam Bowling (R, HD-087)
- Jason Petrie (R, HD-016)
Latest actions
- : to Local Government (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Property, Special Districts, Area Development Districts, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Reports Mandated, Land Use, Special Purpose Governmental Entities
Common questions
- What is HB536?
- HB536 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to housing development districts.
- What does HB536 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to housing development districts.
- What is the status of HB536?
- In committee as of February 9, 2026. Latest action: to Local Government (H) (February 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB536?
- Josh Bray (R, HD-071), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB536?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb536.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.