Bill Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to provide that, after the effective date of this Act, residential tenants who hold a domestic violence order, a pretrial release no contact order, or an interpersonal protective order may terminate a lease with at least 30 days notice to landlords, while the lease continues for co-tenants; establish civil action for a landlord’s economic losses due to termination against persons restrained by protective orders; for those tenants or applicants for tenancy who hold an emergency protective order, a domestic violence order, a pretrial release no contact order, an interpersonal protective order, or a temporary interpersonal protective order, those orders cannot serve as a basis for denying a lease and new locks may be requested at the tenant’s expense; create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to provide that, after the effective date of this Act, rental agreements shall not penalize tenants for requesting assistance from emergency services.

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Bill History

Date Action
2016-02-29to Judiciary (S)
2016-02-25received in Senate
2016-02-243rd reading, passed 90-3 with floor amendment (5)
2016-02-22floor amendment (5) filed
2016-02-19floor amendment (4) filed
2016-02-11floor amendment (3) filed
2016-02-03floor amendment (2) filed
2016-02-01floor amendment (1) filed
2016-01-28posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 29
2016-01-282nd reading, to Rules
2016-01-27reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2016-01-25posted in committee
2016-01-05to Judiciary (H)
2016-01-05introduced in House
2015-09-03Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Sponsors

Name District
Joni JenkinsHD-044
Kelly FloodHD-075
Mary MarzianHD-034
Tom RinerHD-041
Rita SmartHD-081
Gerald WatkinsHD-003
Jim WayneHD-035