Kentucky creates grant program to fund accessibility ramp installation for disabled veterans

Original title: AN ACT relating to disabled veterans.

Last action · January 30, 2026: received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)Sponsors: Bill Wesley and 40 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Kentucky establishes the Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program to fund accessibility ramp construction on veterans' homes, requiring applicants to apply through local veterans' service organizations.

Why it matters

Creates a dedicated state trust fund for ramp construction at veterans' residences, with unspent balances carrying over across fiscal years rather than lapsing.

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.

Directly affected

Disabled veterans

Eligible individuals may apply for funding to construct and install accessibility ramps on their principal residences.

Directly affected

Veterans' service organizations

Organizations are required to serve as the initial point of contact for program applicants and transmit applications to the department.

Directly affected

Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs

The department is tasked with developing application procedures, administering the grant fund, and potentially promulgating administrative regulations.

Key Facts

Establishes the Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program within the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs to fund accessibility ramp construction and installation.
Requires applicants to first contact the nearest veterans' service organization, which then transmits applications to the department.
Creates a trust and agency account in the State Treasury named the Residential Ease of Access for Disabled Veterans Program grant fund.
Provides that the grant fund consists of state appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds.

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Specifies that unexpended amounts in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not lapse but carry forward.
Defines an accessibility ramp to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Kentucky Residential Building Code, local ordinances, and homeowners association covenants.
Requires contractors constructing ramps to be registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State.
Authorizes the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the section.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens to unused money in the grant fund at the end of the fiscal year?

Unexpended amounts in the fund at the close of a fiscal year do not lapse and are carried forward into the next fiscal year.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in the Senate.

Procedural history

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Jan 30, 2026SenateIntroduced
received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
Jan 29, 2026HouseFloor
3rd reading, passed 95-0
Jan 27, 2026House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Jan 21, 2026HouseFloor
2nd reading, to Rules
Jan 20, 2026House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Jan 14, 2026HouseCommittee
to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)

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Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced
introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

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