Kentucky Senate Bill 11

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Passed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to define terms; the residential safe room rebate program; establish the residential safe room rebate fund to provide rebates to residents of this state for the construction or installation of a residential safe room; establish an application process by which the Division of Emergency Management awards rebates; require the division to promulgate administrative regulations; require the division to report annually to the Legislative Research Commission about the residential safe room rebate program.

AN ACT relating to a residential safe room rebate program.

Sen. Stephen Meredith [R]

Sen. Matthew Deneen [R]

Sen. Brandon Smith [R]

2026-03-19 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 297 (Y: 84 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-03-06 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3888 (Y: 33 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 5)
2026-03-20	Senate	delivered to Governor
2026-03-20	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-03-20	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-03-20	Senate	received in Senate
2026-03-19	House	3rd reading, passed 84-8
2026-03-18	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
2026-03-18	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-03-17	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2026-03-11	House	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
2026-03-10	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-10	House	received in House
2026-03-06	Senate	3rd reading, passed 33-3 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-04	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 06 2026
2026-02-25	Senate	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-01-20	Senate	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2026-01-16	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-01-15	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2026-01-14	Senate	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2026-01-06	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-01-06	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb11.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb11/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb11/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0005.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/SB11/SCS1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/sb11/SCS1FN.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/sb11/FN.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb11/vote_history.pdf