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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 682: AN ACT relating to residency requirements for fire protection entities and declaring an emergency.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 682 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky House on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to residency requirements for fire protection entities and declaring an emergency. Primary sponsor: David Meade (Republican), Mark Hart (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 16, 2026): to Committee on Committees (S).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Amend KRS 75.031 to require all trustees of a fire district to personally reside in the fire district and declare a vacancy if a trustee moves outside the district during his or her term; amend KRS 273.207 to require all board members of a fire department organized under KRS Chapter 273 to be residents of the area served by the corporation and declare a vacancy if the member moves outside the geographic area during his or her term; declare a vacancy to exist for board members who do not reside in the district or area in the effective date of the Act; provide a method to fill the vacancy; EMERGENCY.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David MeadePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Mark HartPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse78

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. to Committee on Committees (S)
  2. received in Senate
  3. 3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Floor Amendment (2)
  4. floor amendment (2) filed
  5. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026
  6. floor amendment (1) filed
  7. 2nd reading, to Rules
  8. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
  9. to Local Government (H)
  10. to Committee on Committees (H)
  11. introduced in House

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source