All Housing, Building, and Construction Legislation - Kentucky

Amend KRS 367.4903 to include various forms of excavation in definitions; include inability to restore interrupted utility service in definition of "emergency"; specify multimember protection notification center designated by the Public Service Commission as sole recipient of 811 dialed calls for excavator-operators to obtain information regarding approximate location of underground facilities; exclude penetration of existing grade from definition of "routine road maintenance"; amend KRS 367.4909 to conform; amend KRS 367.4911 to require excavators to cease excavation or demolition activities and immediately report any underground facility damage that results in the escape of any flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid to appropriate authorities via 911 emergency telephone number; amend KRS 367.4913 to conform; amend KRS 367.4915 to exempt emergency work by utility operators or utility subcontractors from requirements of KRS 367.4905 to 367.4917; amend KRS 367.4917 to provide for the [...]

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to permit the Kentucky Homeownership Protection Center to be established by or through the Kentucky Housing Corporation; declare the purpose of the center to be providing a centralized location for information on public services to assist a homeowner who is in default or in danger of default on a home loan; create a new section of Subtitle 2 of KRS Chapter 286 to require the mortgagee to provide to the homeowner at the time of closing any brochure, pamphlet, or brief document prepared or approved by the Kentucky Housing Corporation that describes services provided by the center; create a new section of Subtitle 2 of KRS Chapter 286 to declare it is unlawful for a person in the course of a mortgage transaction to improperly influence the development, report, result, or review of a real estate appraisal in connection with a mortgage loan; amend KRS 286.8-010 to define terms; amend KRS 286.8-020 to clarify who is subject to the subtitle; establish procedure [...]

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 governing the sanitation of railroad mobile camps; define terms "mobile camp, "maintenance-of-way employee," "permanent assembly point," and "health department"; require at least one heated room at all terminals and headquarters operated by railroad companies; set specific requirements of heated rooms; set specific requirements for mobile camps and permanent assembly points; require railroad companies housing maintenance-of-way employees on the effective date of this act to notify the health department within 30 days of the camp's existence and request and permit inspection by a health department designee; require any railroad company establishing a new mobile camp to notify the health department of the existence of the camp and request and permit inspection prior to occupation; amend KRS 211.180 to give the Cabinet for Health and Family Services authority to regulate the sanitation of mobile camps, permanent assembly points, and railroad terminal [...]

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 381 relating to the disposition of historic or prehistoric human remains; declare public policy of the Commonwealth regarding historic or prehistoric human remains; define terms relating to the disposition of historic or prehistoric human remains; establish property confirmation process by which property owners or developers verify whether property contains known human remains; authorize the Kentucky Heritage Council to promulgate administrative regulations related to the disposition of historic and prehistoric human remains; prohibit the issuance of building permits under KRS Chapter 198B until the property owner or developer has completed the preconditions relating to human remains; formulate the procedures and requirements for a human remains outcome review; prescribe the procedures and requirements for an adverse effects determination; list prohibited actions subject to the penalties prescribed in KRS 381.990 regarding the disposition of human remains;[...]

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Amend sections of KRS 219.320 to 219.410, relating to manufactured home, mobile home, and recreational vehicle communities, to switch jurisdiction over these communities from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Office of Housing, Buildings and Construction; amend KRS 219.320 to replace definitions for "Secretary" and "Cabinet" with definitions for "Executive Director" and "Office," respectively; amend KRS 219.330, 219.340, 219.360, 219.370, 219.400, and 219.991 to conform; amend KRS 219.350 to require direct submission of community construction or alteration plans to the office, rather than allowing submission to the cabinet for forwarding to the office; amend KRS 219.380 to direct the office to administer the community statutes; revoke the cabinet's power to administer the community statutes, including its ability to delegate this administration to local health departments; amend KRS 219.390 to reduce the size of the State Advisory Committee on Manufactured, Mobile Home, [...]

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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 227, relating to fire prevention and protection, to establish an Alarm System Contractor Licensure Board; define terms; forbid alarm contracting activities by those who are not properly authorized by the board; describe when an alarm system contractor acts as a personal emergency response system provider or contractor; institute an emergency 911 response protocol for unanswered voice-to-voice communication responses to customers; exempt various persons and entities from the board requirements under defined circumstances, including telephone installers, utility companies, fire protection sprinkler contractors, architects, locksmiths, and hospitals; establish board purpose, membership, appointment, and meeting procedures; require board to promulgate administrative regulations, determine applicant qualifications, conduct investigations, and establish renewal and continuing education standards; allow the board to establish fees, control licensure, and enter [...]

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 198A to establish the Kentucky Homeownership Protection Center; specify the purpose of the center is, among other things, to provide a centralized location for information on, and referral to, public services available to assist a homeowner who is in default on his or her loan; require the center to provide a toll-free telephone number through which a homeowner in financial distress can receive information on the center and its services, a list of counseling agencies, a list of available community resources, staff who can provide a brief assessment of the situation of the homeowner, and applications for public assistance or benefits programs; create new sections of Subtitle 2 of KRS Chapter 286 to require a mortgagee, at the time of closing, to provide to the homeowner a plain language statement which includes a counseling statement, a listing of at least five housing counseling agencies, a list of toll-free telephone numbers for certain programs, contact [...]

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Amend KRS 344.010 to include definitions for "sexual orientation" and "gender identity"; amend KRS 344.020, relating to the purpose of the Kentucky's civil rights chapter, to include a prohibition on discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.040, 344.050, 344.060, 344.070, and 344.080, relating to prohibited discrimination in various labor and employment practices, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.025, 344.100, 344.110, and KRS 18A.095, relating to the same, to conform; amend KRS 344.120 and 342.140, relating to prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and advertisements therefor, to include sexual orientation and gender identity; amend KRS 344.170, 344.180, 344.190, 344.300, and 344.310, relating to the state and local human rights commissions, to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the scope of their powers and duties; amend KRS 344.360, [...]

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Amend KRS 198B.700 to conform and to define "home inspector"; amend KRS 198B.702 to conform; amend KRS 198B.704 to clarify term of members of the board and require adherence to duly adopted code of ethics; amend KRS 198B.706 stipulate penalties the board may invoke for violations; amend KRS 198B.712 to prohibit advertising as a home inspector by unlicensed persons; amend KRS 198B.722 to require late fees, if applicable, and background checks; amend KRS 198B.732 to stipulate violators guilty of a second offense within five years shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor under KRS 534.040; repeal KRS 198B.734 and reenact as a new section of KRS Chapter 413, amended to require that claims be brought within one year of the date of inspection and prohibit home inspectors acting in their capacity as inspectors from indicating compliance with the building code; amend KRS 227.660 to permit the office to authorize licensed home inspectors to assist in the inspection of mobile homes and recreational [...]

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