In one paragraph
Kentucky's HB 201 (2026 session) would have barred a landlord from employing, using or relying on an 'algorithmic device', or causing another person to, in setting residential rent. An algorithmic device is a device using algorithms to perform calculations of data that advises a landlord on rent, including products incorporating one, but not a product designed internally and used exclusively by a landlord or its affiliates. A violation would have been an unfair or deceptive practice under KRS 367.170 enforced by the Attorney General. Referred to House Judiciary January 14, 2026; died when the session ended.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died and never became law. It would have barred landlords from using third-party rent-setting algorithms in Kentucky.
Key provisions
- Landlord may not employ, use, or rely upon, or cause another to use, an algorithmic device in setting rent for a dwelling unit (Sec. 1(2))
- Algorithmic device: device using algorithms to calculate data that advises on rent, including products that incorporate one; excludes products designed internally and used exclusively by a landlord or affiliates
- Violation is an unfair, false, misleading or deceptive practice (KRS 367.170) and illegal restraint of trade (KRS 367.175), with Attorney General Consumer Protection Act remedies; no separate dollar penalty
- Applies to rent for rental agreements executed on or after the act's effective date (Sec. 2); the text does not state the date
- Referred to Judiciary (H) January 14, 2026; died at the end of the session
Latest legislative action
Jan 14, 2026. to Judiciary (H); died when the Kentucky General Assembly's 2026 regular session ended April 15, 2026
Sponsors (showing 5 of 16)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| A. Scott | Primary |
| C. Massey | Primary |
| D. Osborne | Primary |
| G. Brown Jr. | Primary |
| J. Fischer | Primary |
Roll call votes
Passage: HB 201 Mar 12, 2025
38 yea0 nayPassed
Passage Feb 21, 2025
88 yea1 nay11 otherPassed
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