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 installed by the tenant; 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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Status

Became Law

Votes

Date Action Vote Document

Amendments

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Bill History

Date Action
2017-04-11signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 191)
2017-03-30delivered to Governor
2017-03-30enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2017-03-30enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2017-03-30Bill passed 94-0
2017-03-30House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
2017-03-30posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
2017-03-30to Rules (H)
2017-03-30received in House
2017-03-293rd reading, passed 37-1 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (1), and committee amendment (1-title)
2017-03-29posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 29, 2017
2017-03-15floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2017-03-15reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
2017-03-14recommitted to Health & Welfare (S)
2017-03-14taken from Rules (S)
2017-03-07reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
2017-03-06returned to Judiciary (S)
2017-03-061st reading
2017-03-06taken from Judiciary (S)
2017-03-02to Judiciary (S)
2017-03-02received in Senate
2017-03-013rd reading, passed 68-5
2017-02-24taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
2017-02-23posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 24, 2017
2017-02-232nd reading, to Rules
2017-02-22reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2017-02-21posted in committee
2017-02-14to Judiciary (H)
2017-02-10introduced in House

Sponsors

Name District
Melinda PruntyHD-015
Addia WuchnerHD-066
Regina HuffHD-082
McKenzie CantrellHD-038
Angie HattonHD-094
Joni JenkinsHD-044
Wesley MorganHD-081
Attica ScottHD-041
Diane St OngeHD-063
Susan WestromHD-079
Jill YorkHD-096