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SB54 • 2026

AN ACT relating to short-term rentals.

AN ACT relating to short-term rentals.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
R. Thomas
Last action
2026-01-09
Official status
01/09/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to short-term rentals.

AN ACT relating to short-term rentals.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to short-term rentals.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-09 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to short-term rentals.

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT relating to short-term rentals. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 65 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: 5
(a) "Local government" means a city, county, urban -county government, 6
charter county government, unified local gover nment, or consolidated local 7
government; and 8
(b) "Short-term rental" means any dwelling unit, including a single -family 9
home, unit in a two (2) family or multifamily dwelling, unit in a 10
condominium, cooperative, or timeshare, or detached or attached access ory 11
dwelling unit on the same lot as a residential dwelling, that is rented for 12
terms of less than thirty (30) days at a time. 13
(2) Every short -term rental shall comply with all state and local zoning, building 14
code, and fire safety laws, administrative regulations, and ordinances. 15
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a local government 16
may enact ordinances r egarding short -term rentals that include but are not 17
limited to the following: 18
(a) Creating a registry of short-term rentals; 19
(b) Imposing licensing or inspection fees on short-term rentals; 20
(c) Restricting the locations or zones in which short -term rental s may be 21
located or operated; 22
(d) Prohibiting the use of a property as a short -term rental when that property 23
has been the subject of ordinance violations or criminal activity has 24
occurred at the property during a period when it was used as a short -term 25
rental; 26
(e) Restricting the total number of short -term rentals within the jurisdiction of 27
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the local government or the total number of short -term rentals that may be 1
marketed by an individual or entity; 2
(f) Restricting the number of short -term rentals within a portion of the 3
jurisdiction of the local government or the proximity of a short -term rental 4
to any other short-term rental; and 5
(g) Requiring that an owner occupy the short -term rental or some portion of 6
the property during times when it is being used a short-term rental. 7