Housing

This bill confirms the reappointment of Marilyn Mason to the Kentucky Housing Corporation Board of Directors for a term ending on October 30, 2029. The resolution validates a prior appointment made by the Governor, ensuring Mason continues to represent real estate practitioners on the board. Upon adoption, the Senate Clerk will notify both Mason and the Governor of the confirmation.

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.