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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to theft by deception."
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2026RS"
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identifier: "HB 264"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 264 (2026RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Corrections Impact", "Crimes And Punishments", "Landlord And Tenant", "Local Mandate", "Property", "Real Estate"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["C. Lewis", "D. Grossberg", "D. Meade", "E. Callaway", "M. Proctor", "R. White", "S. Bratcher", "W. Thomas"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-08T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf8cc035-642d-455f-8799-6884e34b271d"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb264.html"
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source_hash: "fab29a6a38c354a69301e6d4919e57840e7a7b5f966aa11471654fafc664d823"
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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 264 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to theft by deception.
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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.
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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/26RS/hb264/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 106** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0106.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb264/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASS HB 264 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
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- Pass — **93–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- C. Lewis — primary (person)
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- D. Grossberg — primary (person)
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- D. Meade — primary (person)
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- E. Callaway — primary (person)
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- M. Proctor — primary (person)
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- R. White — primary (person)
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- S. Bratcher — primary (person)
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- W. Thomas — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2026-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026
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- **2026-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 106) `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/bf8cc035-642d-455f-8799-6884e34b271d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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