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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT relating to theft by deception."
+description: "Amend KRS 514.040, relating to theft by deception, to establish a presumption that a person creates or reinforces a false impression when the person lists or advertises residential or commercial real property for sale, lease, or rent without legal title or authority."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
+legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
+session: "2026RS"
+identifier: "HB 264"
+citation: "Kentucky HB 264 (2026RS)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Corrections Impact", "Crimes And Punishments", "Landlord And Tenant", "Local Mandate", "Property", "Real Estate"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["C. Lewis", "D. Grossberg", "D. Meade", "E. Callaway", "M. Proctor", "R. White", "S. Bratcher", "W. Thomas"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf8cc035-642d-455f-8799-6884e34b271d"
+source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb264.html"
+source_hash: "fab29a6a38c354a69301e6d4919e57840e7a7b5f966aa11471654fafc664d823"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
+---
+
+# Kentucky HB 264 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to theft by deception.
+
+Amend KRS 514.040, relating to theft by deception, to establish a presumption that a person creates or reinforces a false impression when the person lists or advertises residential or commercial real property for sale, lease, or rent without legal title or authority.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb264/orig_bill.pdf)
+2. **Acts Chapter 106** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0106.pdf)
+3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb264/bill.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASS HB 264 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
+- Pass — **93–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- C. Lewis — primary (person)
+- D. Grossberg — primary (person)
+- D. Meade — primary (person)
+- E. Callaway — primary (person)
+- M. Proctor — primary (person)
+- R. White — primary (person)
+- S. Bratcher — primary (person)
+- W. Thomas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2026-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
+- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026
+- **2026-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
+- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
+- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
+- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
+- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
+- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
+- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
+- **2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106) `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf8cc035-642d-455f-8799-6884e34b271d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
+