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Kentucky 2026RS

SB 34

AN ACT relating to the transfer of property upon death.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-11 12:11:04 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Children And Minors, Civil Actions, Civil Procedure, County Clerks, Courts, District, Deaths, Deeds And Conveyances, Federal Laws And Regulations, Fiduciaries, Local Mandate, Medicaid, Motor Vehicles, Property, Real Estate, Short Titles And Popular Names, State Agencies, Taxation, Inheritance And Estate, Taxation, Property, Uniform Laws, Wills, Trusts, And Estates
Introduced / first action
2026-01-06 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 391 to establish the Kentucky Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act to codify provisions for the creation, administration, modification, termination, and validity of transfer on death deeds; define terms; specify that a transfer on death deed is not an inter vivos transfer and that the transfer occurs at the time of the transferor's death; specify that the transferor retains the power to revoke a transfer on death deed; establish that a transfer on death deed is nontestamentary; establish requirements for a transfer on death deed and specify the process of recording a transfer on death deed; specify that a transfer on death deed is effective without acceptance by the beneficiary during the transferor's lifetime; establish provisions for the revocation of a transfer on death deed by instrument or act; establish the effect of a transfer on death deed during the transferor's life; allow a beneficiary to disclaim the property interest in the deed; establish a form for creating at transfer on death deed; establish a form for revocation of a transfer on death deed; require the Department of Revenue to provide the established forms; specify the applicability of KRS Chapter 391; conform to federal requirements related to electronic signatures and records; amend KRS 64.012 to provide the recording fee for a transfer on death deed or revocation; require the Department of Medicaid Services to prescribe and provide a form requiring information related to any Medicaid lien; provide that Sections 1 to 14 of this Act may be cited as the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act; Amend KRS 381.280, 382.110, 382.135, 391.360, 392.020, 392.070, and 403.190 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to define terms; establish requirements for a transfer of a vehicle's title to a named beneficiary upon the death of the owner; direct the Transportation Cabinet to develop a form for transfer; amend KRS 395.455 to dispense with administration of an estate and transfer property under certain circumstances relating to minors and payment of preferred claims.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. to Local Government (H)

    referral-committee
  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee
  3. received in House

  4. passed 36-2 with Floor Amendment (2)

    passage
  5. floor amendment (1) withdrawn

  6. 3rd reading

    reading-3
  7. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

  8. floor amendment (2) filed

    amendment-introduction
  9. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11 2026

  10. returned to Rules

  11. taken from the Orders of the Day

  12. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

  13. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

  14. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

  15. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

  16. passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day

  17. floor amendment (1) filed

    amendment-introduction
  18. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 30 2026

  19. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2
  20. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage
  21. to Judiciary (S)

    referral-committee
  22. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee
  23. introduced in Senate

    introduction

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