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Committee rolls multiple housing, infrastructure and budget provisions into Senate Bill 25 and reports it favorably
Summary
Senate Bill 25 was amended in committee to include provisions expanding industrial revenue bond eligibility for multifamily housing and to incorporate elements from several previously filed bills; the committee reported the consolidated measure with a favorable recommendation (16-0-3 pass votes).
Senate Bill 25, originally addressing land use, was amended by the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee on March 13, 2025, to incorporate multiple provisions from other measures and budget items and was reported favorably by the committee.
State Representative Steven Rudy and Senator Robbie Mills appeared for the bill. Representative Rudy told the committee that sections 2 through 13 of the substitute incorporate provisions of House Bill 9 related to industrial revenue bonds for large multifamily housing. Sections 14 through 18 fold in provisions from House Bill 643 (matters including appeals to fire marshal orders). Sections 19 through 31 add provisions of Senate Bill 85 defining an ombudsman office within the auditor's office. Additional sections clarified temporary arrangements for delivery of bills during capital renovation, and Section 34 authorizes $3,200,000 from restricted funds for purchase and renovation of a building. Section 40 allows $750,000 in each year of the biennium from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for the Auditor of Public Accounts to audit the Kentucky Communications Network Authority.
The committee adopted Committee Amendment 1 to the committee substitute, rolled that amendment into PHS 2, and adopted the consolidated substitute. After a motion and roll call, Chair Jeff Petrie announced that Senate Bill 25 as amended by PHS 2 with Committee Amendment 1 rolled in had received 16 yes votes, 0 nay votes, and 3 pass votes and would be reported with a favorable expression.
The consolidated bill packages multiple policy changes across housing, inspection/appeals, legislative operations during capital renovation, budget adjustments and an audit appropriation for KCN Authority. The committee did not on the record set implementation timelines or provide line-item fiscal analyses for each inserted section during the hearing.
