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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky HB 703 Sets Size Limits for Recorded Subdivision Plats
Last action · March 13, 2026: taken from Local Government (H) 1st reading returned to Local Government (H)Sponsor: Patrick Flannery
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky HB 703 requires s approved by a to be recorded by the county clerk at the subdivider's expense, and specifies dimension limits for plats that the clerk is required to record.
Subdividers must pay for plat recording, and county clerks are not required to accept or record plats exceeding twenty-four by thirty-six inches in size.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
subdividers
Subdividers are responsible for paying the expense of recording approved subdivision plats in the office of the county clerk.
county clerks
County clerks are granted specific dimension limits regarding plats they are required to record and must provide plat cabinets with an appropriate index for oversized plats.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who pays for recording a subdivision plat?
Are there size limits for subdivision plats that county clerks must record?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 13, 2026HouseCommitteetaken from Local Government (H) 1st reading returned to Local Government (H)
- Mar 2, 2026HouseCommitteeto Local Government (H)
- Feb 23, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 15)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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