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| Bill | AN ACT relating to real property appraisers. | Create a new section of KRS 324A.010 to 324A.100 to require actions against a certified or licensed real property appraiser to be brought within 1 year; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 324A to change "real estate appraisal" to "real property appraisal"; define "evaluation," "federally related transaction," and "real property-related financial transaction"; replace the Real Estate Appraisers Board with an independent agency to be known as the Real Property Appraisers Board; attach the Real Property Appraisers Board to the Department of Professional Licensing for administrative purposes; change the number of board members from 5 to 7; require 2 board members to be certified residential real property appraisers; require those employed by the board to investigate grievances to have 10 years of experience, hold a credential equal to the credential held by the appraiser under investigation, and have experience in appraising the type of property relevant to the investigation; allow the board to employ persons it deems necessary; allow the board to use hearing officers of the Attorney General's Office; allow the board or its authorized agents to give advice on best practices management; prohibit legal action arising from any advice given by the board or its agents relating to best practices management; prohibit any person not licensed or certified as a real property appraiser from providing any type of appraisal performed by a licensed or certified real property appraiser unless they are exempt; allow a licensed or certified real property appraiser to provide an evaluation; require a certificate or license holder to complete 28 hours of continuing education hours; allow hours completed for 1 USPAP update course to apply toward the continuing education requirement; require complaints to be filed with the board within 1 year after the date of transmittal of the appraisal report; establish a biennial license renewal period; increase initial application and renewal fees from $200 to $400; amend KRS 324B.045 to remove the Real Estate Appraisers Board from the Division of Real Property Boards; amend KRS 133.120 to allow a tax consultant and licensed real estate sales associate to receive compensation to represent a property owner at a conference with the property valuation administrator or in an appeal before the board; amend KRS 154.60-040, 198B.702, 324.085, 324A.035, 324A.050, 324A.088, 324A.100, 324A.150, 324A.152, 324A.158, 324A.162, 324A.164, 324B.030, 350.280, 413.140, 56.806, 56.8175, 56.823, 99.830, and 99.835 to conform. | us/states/ky | Kentucky General Assembly | 2026RS | HB 355 | Kentucky HB 355 (2026RS) |
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Kentucky HB 355 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to real property appraisers.
Create a new section of KRS 324A.010 to 324A.100 to require actions against a certified or licensed real property appraiser to be brought within 1 year; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 324A to change "real estate appraisal" to "real property appraisal"; define "evaluation," "federally related transaction," and "real property-related financial transaction"; replace the Real Estate Appraisers Board with an independent agency to be known as the Real Property Appraisers Board; attach the Real Property Appraisers Board to the Department of Professional Licensing for administrative purposes; change the number of board members from 5 to 7; require 2 board members to be certified residential real property appraisers; require those employed by the board to investigate grievances to have 10 years of experience, hold a credential equal to the credential held by the appraiser under investigation, and have experience in appraising the type of property relevant to the investigation; allow the board to employ persons it deems necessary; allow the board to use hearing officers of the Attorney General's Office; allow the board or its authorized agents to give advice on best practices management; prohibit legal action arising from any advice given by the board or its agents relating to best practices management; prohibit any person not licensed or certified as a real property appraiser from providing any type of appraisal performed by a licensed or certified real property appraiser unless they are exempt; allow a licensed or certified real property appraiser to provide an evaluation; require a certificate or license holder to complete 28 hours of continuing education hours; allow hours completed for 1 USPAP update course to apply toward the continuing education requirement; require complaints to be filed with the board within 1 year after the date of transmittal of the appraisal report; establish a biennial license renewal period; increase initial application and renewal fees from $200 to $400; amend KRS 324B.045 to remove the Real Estate Appraisers Board from the Division of Real Property Boards; amend KRS 133.120 to allow a tax consultant and licensed real estate sales associate to receive compensation to represent a property owner at a conference with the property valuation administrator or in an appeal before the board; amend KRS 154.60-040, 198B.702, 324.085, 324A.035, 324A.050, 324A.088, 324A.100, 324A.150, 324A.152, 324A.158, 324A.162, 324A.164, 324B.030, 350.280, 413.140, 56.806, 56.8175, 56.823, 99.830, and 99.835 to conform.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 172 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Pass — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 355 — 30–6 (pass) · lower
- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 355 w/ SCS 1 — 37–0 (pass) · lower
- Veto Override — 79–15 (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — 96–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
- M. Pollock — primary (person)
- S. McPherson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House
introduction - 2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee - 2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00 to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
referral-committee - 2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00 reassigned to Banking & Insurance (H)
- 2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage - 2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 24 2026
- 2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee - 2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 to Banking & Insurance (S)
referral-committee - 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage - 2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2 - 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
- 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
passage - 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H)
referral-committee - 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 passed 96-0
passage - 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage - 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage - 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
- 2026-04-10T04:00:00+00:00 Vetoed
executive-veto - 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H)
referral-committee - 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
- 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 veto overridden
veto-override-passage - 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 passed 79-15
passage - 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (S)
referral-committee - 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
- 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 veto overridden
veto-override-passage - 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 passed 30-6
passage - 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage - 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage - 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 172)
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e2f3ee87-1d5e-4020-ac39-d12af02cec51. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).