republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2024rs/hb-723.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to economic relief for local communities of the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 147A.150 to delete references to priority communities and insert references to eligible communities; amend KRS 147A.152 to redefine \"eligible grant recipient,\" \"eligible project,\" and \"eligible use,\"; delete \"priority community\"; define \"eligible community\"; amend KRS 147A.154 to include an approval or denial response by the Department for Local Government to Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program fund applicants and change monthly and annual reports by the Department for Local Government to the Governor, and to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, the House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; require local public universities to assist eligible communities with federal grant applications upon request of local area development districts; amend KRS 147A.156 to include a preliminary evaluation and final decision of applications by the Department for Local Government; amend KRS 147A.158 to provide up to 10 percent of the Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program fund to nonprofit organizations and up to 90 percent of the fund to cities or counties; eliminate the use of funds by the Department for Local Government for administration of the program and the required report by the Department for Local Government of detailing expenditures for administration of the program from the fund; amend KRS147A.162 to require the Department for Local Government to identify and certify areas for funding to eligible communities; amend evaluation and scoring criteria of the Department for Local Government for the Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation applications; amend KRS 147A.164 to require a monthly report to the Governor, the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, the House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; repeal KRS 147A.160, relating to designation of priority communities; EMERGENCY."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 723"
citation: "Kentucky HB 723 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Area Development Districts", "Cities", "Counties", "Economic Development", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Fiscal Note", "Local Government", "Property", "Public Buildings and Grounds", "Public Health", "Public Utilities", "Sewer Systems", "State Agencies", "Telecommunications", "Transportation", "Unified Local Governments", "Water Supply", "Waterways and Dams", "Workforce"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Petrie", "K. King", "R. Heath"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50cbabb6-2d6b-42ce-8af0-3b6820324387"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb723.html"
source_hash: "1b1f9cd01e5d115bbd51a85b38c9b57c73a60ba62dabff8de8db987e3976872a"
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 723 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to economic relief for local communities of the Commonwealth and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 147A.150 to delete references to priority communities and insert references to eligible communities; amend KRS 147A.152 to redefine "eligible grant recipient," "eligible project," and "eligible use,"; delete "priority community"; define "eligible community"; amend KRS 147A.154 to include an approval or denial response by the Department for Local Government to Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program fund applicants and change monthly and annual reports by the Department for Local Government to the Governor, and to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, the House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; require local public universities to assist eligible communities with federal grant applications upon request of local area development districts; amend KRS 147A.156 to include a preliminary evaluation and final decision of applications by the Department for Local Government; amend KRS 147A.158 to provide up to 10 percent of the Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation Program fund to nonprofit organizations and up to 90 percent of the fund to cities or counties; eliminate the use of funds by the Department for Local Government for administration of the program and the required report by the Department for Local Government of detailing expenditures for administration of the program from the fund; amend KRS147A.162 to require the Department for Local Government to identify and certify areas for funding to eligible communities; amend evaluation and scoring criteria of the Department for Local Government for the Government Resources Accelerating Needed Transformation applications; amend KRS 147A.164 to require a monthly report to the Governor, the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, the House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; repeal KRS 147A.160, relating to designation of priority communities; EMERGENCY.

## 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/24RS/hb723/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 188** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0188.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb723/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 723 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Veto Override HB 723 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- J. Petrie — primary (person)
- K. King — primary (person)
- R. Heath — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** to Appropriations & Revenue (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 71-17 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** passed 71-18 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed 73-19 `passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed 25-7 `passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 188) `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50cbabb6-2d6b-42ce-8af0-3b6820324387`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).