SB 53 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.

Summary
Amend KRS 100.275 to affirm that planning units and commissions and boards thereof may hold public hearings and accept public comments concerning the approval of subdivision plats and development plans.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Last action Mar 25, 2026
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The bill text was updated to reflect its final status as SB 53, replacing the previous internal tracking number (BR039200) with the official Senate Bill identifier. This change confirms the bill has moved from an introduced draft to its final version ready for signing or enactment.
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The scope of the bill itself remains unchanged; only the document metadata and official identifiers were updated to match the final legislative record.
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The document header was updated to replace the internal tracking code 'BR039200' with the official bill number 'SB 53', indicating the bill has completed its legislative process.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

400
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 44
Mar 9, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican38
34 Yea 4
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
to Local Government (H)
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 35-0
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Jan 9, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 9, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.