SB 33

UNOFFICIAL COPY  26 RS SB 33/GA
1AN ACT relating to recovery residences.
2 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
3Section 1. KRS 222.504 is amended to read as follows:
4 (1)     The cabinet shall:
5(a)     Require certified recovery residences to provide proof of certification at least
6annually;
7(b)     Require certified recovery residences to notify the cabinet of any change in
8their certification status, including but not limited to a suspension or
9revocation of certification by a certifying organization;
10(c)     Require separate proof of certification for each recovery residence owned or
11operated by an individual or entity in the Commonwealth;
12(d)     Post on its website the name, telephone number, and location by local
13jurisdiction of each certified recovery residence and shall update the list at
14least quarterly;
15(e)     Post on its website the name of each certifying organization approved by the
16cabinet; and
17(f)     Notify local governments with appropriate jurisdiction:
181.      Within thirty (30) days of receipt of:
19a.      Proof from a recovery residence that it has initiated a
20certification process with a certifying organization in accordance
21with KRS 222.502(2)(b); and
22b.      Proof of certification from a recovery residence;
232.      Of any civil fines imposed by the cabinet on a recovery residence
24within thirty (30) days of the action taken; and
253.      Upon receipt, of contact information for each recovery residence,
26including the:
27a.      Name and phone number of the owner;
  Page 1 of 3
 SB003310.100 - 394 - XXXX 2/27/2026 11:06 AM  GA
 UNOFFICIAL COPY  26 RS SB 33/GA
1b.      Name, phone number, and email address of the primary contact;
2and
3c.      Name, phone number, and address of the residence[ of receipt of
4proof of certification from a recovery residence within thirty (30)
5days of receipt of proof of certification].
6 (2)     The cabinet shall not disclose the address of a recovery residence except to local
7governments, local law enforcement, and emergency personnel.
8 (3)     The cabinet may:
9(a)     In lieu of posting the information required by subsection (1)(d) of this section
10to its website, post a link to another website that aggregates information on
11certified recovery residences or other information providers; and
12(b)     Promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A
13to carry out the provisions of this section and KRS 222.500, 222.502,
14222.506, 222.508, and 222.510.
15 (4)     If a recovery residence violates any provision of this section, KRS 222.502, or any
16administrative regulation promulgated thereunder, the cabinet and local
17governments are hereby granted the authority and legal standing necessary to
18impose civil fines as permitted under subsection (5) of this section and to initiate
19appropriate legal action to compel a recovery residence that is operating in violation
20of KRS 222.502 to cease operating.
21 (5)     (a)     Any certified recovery residence or other person operating a recovery
22residence who knowingly fails to submit any report, data, or other information
23as may be required by the cabinet through the promulgation of an
24administrative regulation or by a local government through the enactment of a
25local ordinance or who submits fraudulent reports, data, or information may
26be subject to civil fines established by the cabinet through the promulgation of
27an administrative regulation or by a local government through the enactment
  Page 2 of 3
 SB003310.100 - 394 - XXXX 2/27/2026 11:06 AM  GA
 UNOFFICIAL COPY  26 RS SB 33/GA
1of a local ordinance.
2(b)     Any person or entity who knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an
3uncertified recovery residence in violation of KRS 222.502 may be subject to
4civil fines established by the cabinet through the promulgation of an
5administrative regulation or by a local government through the enactment of a
6local ordinance.
7 (6)     Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a recovery residence that furnishes proof
8of current certification from a certifying organization to a local government shall be
9presumed by the local government to be in compliance with this section and KRS
10222.500, 222.502, 222.506, 222.508, and 222.510.
11Section 2. KRS 222.510 is amended to read as follows:
12 (1)     Nothing in KRS 222.500 to 222.510 shall be interpreted or construed to alter,
13amend, or otherwise infringe upon a local government's authority to regulate the use
14of property through properly enacted land use laws pursuant to KRS Chapter 100,
15rental property regulations, or any other local government authority provided under
16the law.
17 (2)     Local governments with appropriate jurisdiction may maintain a registry of
18recovery residences, including the information listed in subsection (1)(f) of
19Section 1 of this Act.
  Page 3 of 3
 SB003310.100 - 394 - XXXX 2/27/2026 11:06 AM  GA