State Senate did not take action on SB61

The Kentucky State Senate did not vote on Senate Bill 61 (SB 61) during its final days of the legislative session last Thursday and Friday. Since it was not voted on, Lexington’s short-term rental regulations are unchanged and still enforceable.

SB 61 was a bill originally relating to private swimming pool regulations, but was amended in the State House to prevent cities from regulating the density of short-term rentals. If it had passed, Lexington’s recently adopted short-term rental density restrictions that aim to prevent too many short-term rentals from clustering together would have been nullified.

The State Legislative session ended on Friday. They will not come back into session until January 2026.

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