State Legislative Priority Bill Tracker

HB 333 - Yes in God’s Back Yard
HB 338 - Dismissed Eviction Expungement
HB 411 - Modernizing + Indexing the Affordable Housing Trust Fund

State housing data: 60365 rental unit shortage
Policy priorities: state grant match for shelter; modernize Affordable Housing Trust Fund; eviction reform; truth in renting

House Bill 5 from the 2024 session is now law. Sleeping and camping in public areas is now against the law - even if there are no shelter beds available - or no shelters at all. →How can you help? Spread the word: download and print this flyer to share with impacted persons. Plus: share this survey.

Why do IDs matter?

During an Interim Joint Committee on Transportation on 9/13/22 Shannon Frey from St. John Center shares why an updated homeless ID bill must happen. Joining her efforts are Rep. Randy Bridges and George Eklund from the Coalition for the Homeless in Louisville.

Past Policy Successes

2024:

  • No-cost IDs for people experiencing homelessness

  • No-cost birth certificates for people experiencing homelessness

  • $10M for the Rural Housing Trust Fund in the 2025-26 budget

2023:

  • Rural Housing Trust Fund Established

  • Seed funding of $20 established for RHTF

  • Updated Homeless ID bill, making IDs affordable, accessible, and streamlining the process

2022:

  • SMI Waiver: the legislature directed the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to apply for a Medicaid waiver, including housing, for people with Severe Mental Illness

  • Community Health Worker services (wraparound, community-based supports) to be billable under Medicaid

2021:

  • Mental Health Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness

  • Severe Mental Illness Task Force

  • Technical Advisory Committee for Persons Reentering Society

Kentucky Affordable Housing Trust Fund Kentucky began dedicating revenue to this fund in 2006 through a modest deed transfer fee. Twelve years later, this fund is stagnant while construction and development prices have increased. We thank the General Assembly for their past and future support of the AHTF.

Affordable Housing Caucus We advocated for the creation of a common sense, bipartisan, and bicameral body to advance affordable housing solutions through the General Assembly. After the 2019 Regular Session, this caucus is now established!

For more information, contact Adrienne Bush.