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HB206 • 2026

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Building Code.

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Building Code.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
N. Kulkarni
Last action
2026-01-14
Official status
01/14/26: to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Building Code.

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Building Code.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Building Code.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-14 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)

  2. 2026-01-07 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Building Code.

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Building Code. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 198B IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
The Kentucky Building Code shall permit less than six (6) stories of Residential Group 5
R-2 occupancy, as defined in the building code, to be served by a single exit if: 6
(1) The building does not: 7
(a) Have more than six (6) stories above grade plane; and 8
(b) Contain more than four (4) dwelling units on any floor; 9
(2) An exterior or interior stairway is provided; 10
(3) (a) A corridor separates each dwelling unit entry or exit door from the door to 11
an interior exit stairway, including any related exit passageway on each 12
floor; and 13
(b) The dwelling unit doors do not open directly into an interior exit stairway, 14
but may open directly into an exterior stairway; 15
(4) There is no more than twenty (20) feet of travel to the exit stairway from the entry 16
or exit door of any dwelling unit; 17
(5) Travel distance measured in accordance with the building code does not exceed 18
one hundred twenty-five (125) feet; 19
(6) Other occupancies in the same building do not have access to the Residential 20
Group R -2 occupancy portion of the building or with the single -exit stairway. 21
This shall not include parking garages and occupied roofs that are part of th e 22
Residential Group R-2 occupancy that may have access to the exit stairway; 23
(7) The exit serving the Residential Group R -2 occupancy does not discharge 24
through any other occupancy, including an attached parking garage; and 25
(8) There are no openings within ten (10) feet of unprotected openings into the 26
stairway other than required exit doors having a one (1) hour fire -resistance 27
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