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HB 276 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to keeping chickens on residential property.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "backyard chicken"; allow a person to keep 6 or fewer backyard chickens on residential property in cities and certain other local governments; establish requirements and restrictions on local regulatory authority.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Last action Feb 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill underwent a technical renumbering and formatting update, changing its identifier from 'BR1608' to 'HB 276/GA' and updating the header metadata to reflect the current session. No substantive policy changes, such as new laws, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria, were introduced in this version.
TECHNICAL

The bill's official number was updated from 'BR1608' to 'HB 276/GA' to align with the current legislative session and bill tracking system.

Floor votes · House Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

76–23
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 105
Feb 5, 2026
D Democratic21
5 Yea 14 Nay 2
66% Nay
R Republican84
71 Yea 9 Nay 4
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 72-22
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
to Local Government (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.