Bill > SB229

This bill creates a new legal provision allowing building owners to offer temporary shelter during emergencies declared by the Governor or local government leaders. During such emergencies, building owners can provide shelter, including overnight accommodations, by submitting written notice to the local government using procedures that the local government must establish in advance. The bill provides important legal protections by suspending typical building occupancy and use ordinances during the emergency, which means building owners would not be penalized for using their spaces in ways that might normally violate local regulations. Once the emergency declaration expires, all standard local and state building use laws would be reinstated. This legislation appears designed to increase flexibility for providing emergency housing during crisis situations like natural disasters, public health emergencies, or other urgent events that might displace people from their normal living spaces, by removing bureaucratic barriers that could prevent quick shelter solutions.

Government Affairs

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/sb229.html