Kentucky Senate Bill 34

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 13 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-24 - to Local Government (H)
Pending: House Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 391 to establish the Kentucky Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act to codify provisions for the creation, administration, modification, termination, and validity of transfer on death deeds; define terms; specify that a transfer on death deed is not an inter vivos transfer and that the transfer occurs at the time of the transferor's death; specify that the transferor retains the power to revoke a transfer on death deed; establish that a transfer on death deed is nontestamentary; establish requirements for a transfer on death deed and specify the process of recording a transfer on death deed; specify that a transfer on death deed is effective without acceptance by the beneficiary during the transferor's lifetime; establish provisions for the revocation of a transfer on death deed by instrument or act; establish the effect of a transfer on death deed during the transferor's life; allow a beneficiary to disclaim the property interest in the deed; establish a form for creating at transfer on death deed; establish a form for revocation of a transfer on death deed; require the Department of Revenue to provide the established forms; specify the applicability of KRS Chapter 391; conform to federal requirements related to electronic signatures and records; amend KRS 64.012 to provide the recording fee for a transfer on death deed or revocation; require the Department of Medicaid Services to prescribe and provide a form requiring information related to any Medicaid lien; provide that Sections 1 to 14 of this Act may be cited as the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act; Amend KRS 381.280, 382.110, 382.135, 391.360, 392.020, 392.070, and 403.190 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to define terms; establish requirements for a transfer of a vehicle's title to a named beneficiary upon the death of the owner; direct the Transportation Cabinet to develop a form for transfer; amend KRS 395.455 to dispense with administration of an estate and transfer property under certain circumstances relating to minors and payment of preferred claims.

AN ACT relating to the transfer of property upon death.

Sen. Steve Rawlings [R]	Sen. Shelley Frommeyer [R]	Sen. Gerald Neal [D]	Sen. Aaron Reed [R]
Sen. Lindsey Tichenor [R]

2026-03-12 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3917 (Y: 36 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-24	House	to Local Government (H)
2026-03-13	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-13	House	received in House
2026-03-12	Senate	passed 36-2 with Floor Amendment (2)
2026-03-12	Senate	floor amendment (1) withdrawn
2026-03-12	Senate	3rd reading
2026-03-11	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-09	Senate	floor amendment (2) filed
2026-03-09	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11 2026
2026-02-05	Senate	returned to Rules
2026-02-05	Senate	taken from the Orders of the Day
2026-02-05	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2026-02-04	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2026-02-03	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2026-02-02	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2026-01-30	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2026-01-30	Senate	floor amendment (1) filed
2026-01-29	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 30 2026
2026-01-23	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-01-22	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2026-01-20	Senate	to Judiciary (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/sb34.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb34/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb34/bill.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/SB34/SFA1.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/SB34/SFA2.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/sb34/LM.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb34/vote_history.pdf