Kentucky House Bill 299 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-02-07 - to Local Government (H)
Pending: House Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 67 to require county governments to operate at least one emergency shelter for persons experiencing homelessness or to otherwise contract with an operator of an emergency shelter; require an adequate number of beds in the emergency shelter; require the emergency shelter to conform to applicable federal and state law; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to provide standards for emergency shelters.

AN ACT relating to emergency shelters.

Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]

Rep. George Brown [D]

Rep. Lindsey Burke [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-07	House	to Local Government (H)
2025-02-04	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2025-02-04	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb299.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb299/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/25RS/hb299/LM.pdf