HB 354

Kentucky House of Representatives bill in Session 26RS.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 21, 2026.

AN ACT relating to homelessness prevention, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Bill ID KY-26RS-HB-354

Session 26RS

Status in_committee

Committee Appropriations & Revenue

House of Representatives in_committee 2026-01-21

Housing Tax / Budget / Appropriations

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 194A to create the homelessness prevention fund to be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for continuum of care funds; specify eligible uses and eligible entities; amend KRS 198A.027 to allow appropriations to be used for homeless initiatives; appropriate $2,000,000 from the budget reserve trust fund to the homelessness prevention fund; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Sponsor

Joshua Watkins

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-13	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-21	Status	in_committee
2026-01-21	Latest Action	01/21/26: to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

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