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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky HB 843 expands community improvement district powers, establishes grant program, and mandates ten-year project re-approval votes
Last action · March 10, 2026: to Local Government (H)Sponsor: Joshua Watkins
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky HB 843 expands the authorized purposes of community improvement districts to include broadband, green infrastructure, affordable housing, and public safety cameras, while establishing a new state grant program and requiring property owner re-approval every ten years for district projects. The bill permits districts to request s and receive private funds, and outlines board governance and annual reporting requirements.
Property owners within community improvement districts face new potential es capped at ten cents per $100 of assessed value, s, and mandatory decennial re-approval votes for ongoing projects, while districts gain access to state grant funds and expanded development tools.
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.
Property owners within districts
Subject to potential ad valorem property taxes up to ten cents per $100 of assessed value, special assessments, and participation in decennial project continuation votes.
Community improvement districts
Gain expanded authority to undertake broadband, housing, and green infrastructure projects, apply for state grants, and manage new financing tools.
Department for Local Government
Must administer the new grant program, review applications, receive annual district performance reports, and report annually to the Governor and Legislative Research Commission.
County fiscal courts and judge/executives
Responsible for appointing board commissioners, levying requested ad valorem taxes, and approving grant-related project viability.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What new projects can community improvement districts undertake under this bill?
How are district projects funded?
What happens to district projects after ten years?
Who manages a community improvement district?
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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
2 actions- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommitteeto Local Government (H)
- Mar 3, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
Version history
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Decennial Sunset and Re-approval Requirement
The introduction of a mandatory ten-year expiration and property owner re-approval vote adds a strict accountability mechanism previously absent from community improvement district statutes.
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Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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