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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to the rights of real property owners."
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description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to allow a property owner or his or her authorized agent to request a law enforcement officer immediately remove a person unlawfully occupying real property under certain circumstances; provide criminal and civil immunity to law enforcement officers and property owners acting in good faith; create a civil cause of action for wrongful removal; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to create a form for the petition to remove unlawful occupants; amend KRS 512.010 to define \"squatter\"; amend KRS 512.020 and 512.030 to specifically include damage to real property caused by squatters in the offense of criminal mischief."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2025RS"
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identifier: "HB 10"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 10 (2025RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil Actions", "Corrections Impact", "Crimes and Punishments", "Landlord and Tenant", "Local Mandate", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement", "Police", "State", "Property", "Real Estate"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-19T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd6e8db8-880c-4258-bed8-863c3697c2dd"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb10.html"
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source_hash: "351887d3d7506b6ab206fefb348a87a588cb2eb8e037e250944ce13de7c24013"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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# Kentucky HB 10 (2025RS) — AN ACT relating to the rights of real property owners.
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 383 to allow a property owner or his or her authorized agent to request a law enforcement officer immediately remove a person unlawfully occupying real property under certain circumstances; provide criminal and civil immunity to law enforcement officers and property owners acting in good faith; create a civil cause of action for wrongful removal; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to create a form for the petition to remove unlawful occupants; amend KRS 512.010 to define "squatter"; amend KRS 512.020 and 512.030 to specifically include damage to real property caused by squatters in the offense of criminal mischief.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb10/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 63** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0063.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb10/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASS HB 10 — **37–0** (pass) · lower
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- Pass — **93–5** (pass) · lower
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2025-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (H)
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- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (H)
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- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 28, 2025
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- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-5 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (S)
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- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (S)
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- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (S)
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- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (S)
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- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025
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- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 37-0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 63) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd6e8db8-880c-4258-bed8-863c3697c2dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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