---
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).