---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the prevention of harmful and fraudulent practices."
description: "Amend KRS 367.620 to exclude certain activity from the definition of \"goods or services relating to real estate\"; amend KRS 367.624 to require contractors to furnish a notice relating to assignment of benefits prior to entering into a real estate goods or services contract; amend KRS 367.626 to prohibit requiring a person to pay a cancellation fee or any other fee contained in a contract that is not enforceable against the person; amend KRS 367.628 to prohibit certain representations and marketing by a contractor or person representing a contractor; provide that certain contracts between a contractor or person representing a contractor and an insured are not enforceable; modify provision prohibiting causing, or encouraging another person to cause, damage to real estate; prohibit contractors from having a financial connection with certain persons; prohibit contractors from soliciting or providing contracts on behalf of certain persons; provide that certain violations constitute a fraudulent insurance act under KRS 304.47-020 and criminal mischief in the first degree under KRS 512.020; amend KRS 367.627 to make technical amendments; require the Attorney General to enforce the contractor requirements; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to provide the Attorney General with concurrent jurisdiction in the investigation and prosecution of offenses under KRS 304.47-020; amend KRS 304.47-020 and 512.020 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to authorize the Attorney General to issue an order during certain states of emergency to require persons engaging in business as a contractor in the designated area to obtain a certificate of registration; establish registration application requirements; authorize peace officers in the designated area to enforce an order issued by the Attorney General; require contractors to post a copy of the contractor's certificate of registration at each job site within the designated area; require contractors to provide a copy of the certificate of registration or proof of registration to specified persons; prohibit contractors from soliciting business in person within the designated area for 90 days after a state of emergency is declared; prohibit local governments from imposing emergency registration or licensure for contractors under certain circumstances; exempt contractors from the registration and related requirements if the Attorney General determines that the local government imposes greater emergency registration or licensing requirements; permit a local government to submit a declaration to the Attorney General stating that the local government's emergency registration or licensure requirements are greater than those imposed under the section; require the Attorney General to affirm or reject a local government's declaration; authorize the Attorney General to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 411.230 to conform; direct that certain provisions apply to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "SB 153"
citation: "Kentucky SB 153 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations And Proceedings", "Attorney General", "Consumer Protection", "Contracts", "Corrections Impact", "Crimes And Punishments", "Disasters And Recovery Efforts", "Insurance", "Local Government", "Local Mandate", "Real Estate", "Trade Practices And Retailing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Mays Bledsoe", "A. Reed", "B. Storm", "G. Elkins", "J. Carpenter", "M. Deneen", "M. Nunn", "R. Girdler", "R. Mills", "R. Thomas", "S. Rawlings"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25f45c4b-8b11-48f3-8b90-5f602ac4b673"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb153.html"
source_hash: "edd8712db67fe3542b76c37155e237301af1be68eb29e1468a89d2d45021e23c"
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 SB 153 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to the prevention of harmful and fraudulent practices.

Amend KRS 367.620 to exclude certain activity from the definition of "goods or services relating to real estate"; amend KRS 367.624 to require contractors to furnish a notice relating to assignment of benefits prior to entering into a real estate goods or services contract; amend KRS 367.626 to prohibit requiring a person to pay a cancellation fee or any other fee contained in a contract that is not enforceable against the person; amend KRS 367.628 to prohibit certain representations and marketing by a contractor or person representing a contractor; provide that certain contracts between a contractor or person representing a contractor and an insured are not enforceable; modify provision prohibiting causing, or encouraging another person to cause, damage to real estate; prohibit contractors from having a financial connection with certain persons; prohibit contractors from soliciting or providing contracts on behalf of certain persons; provide that certain violations constitute a fraudulent insurance act under KRS 304.47-020 and criminal mischief in the first degree under KRS 512.020; amend KRS 367.627 to make technical amendments; require the Attorney General to enforce the contractor requirements; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to provide the Attorney General with concurrent jurisdiction in the investigation and prosecution of offenses under KRS 304.47-020; amend KRS 304.47-020 and 512.020 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to authorize the Attorney General to issue an order during certain states of emergency to require persons engaging in business as a contractor in the designated area to obtain a certificate of registration; establish registration application requirements; authorize peace officers in the designated area to enforce an order issued by the Attorney General; require contractors to post a copy of the contractor's certificate of registration at each job site within the designated area; require contractors to provide a copy of the certificate of registration or proof of registration to specified persons; prohibit contractors from soliciting business in person within the designated area for 90 days after a state of emergency is declared; prohibit local governments from imposing emergency registration or licensure for contractors under certain circumstances; exempt contractors from the registration and related requirements if the Attorney General determines that the local government imposes greater emergency registration or licensing requirements; permit a local government to submit a declaration to the Attorney General stating that the local government's emergency registration or licensure requirements are greater than those imposed under the section; require the Attorney General to affirm or reject a local government's declaration; authorize the Attorney General to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 411.230 to conform; direct that certain provisions apply to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the Act.

## 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/sb153/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 54** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0054.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb153/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **90–0** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 153 w/ SCS 1 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- A. Mays Bledsoe — primary (person)
- A. Reed — primary (person)
- B. Storm — primary (person)
- G. Elkins — primary (person)
- J. Carpenter — primary (person)
- M. Deneen — primary (person)
- M. Nunn — primary (person)
- R. Girdler — primary (person)
- R. Mills — primary (person)
- R. Thomas — primary (person)
- S. Rawlings — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Banking & Insurance (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 25 2026
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 90-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 54) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25f45c4b-8b11-48f3-8b90-5f602ac4b673`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).