# KRS § 198B.030: 198B.030 Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction -- Comments from advisory committee to be received before promulgating administrative regulations > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.030 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 198B.030 - **Heading:** 198B.030 Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction -- Comments from advisory committee to be received before promulgating administrative regulations - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.030 ## Text 198B.030 Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction -- Comments from advisory committee to be received before promulgating administrative regulations. (1) There is hereby created the Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction within the Public Protection Cabinet. The Governor shall appoint a commissioner to head the department. The commissioner shall receive for his or her services such compensation as the Governor shall determine. (2) The commissioner may employ sufficient staff to carry out the functions of the commissioner's office. Neither the commissioner nor any member of his or her staff shall be employed, either directly or indirectly, in any aspect of the building industry as regulated by this chapter while employed by the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. (3) The department shall perform all budgeting, procurement, and other administrative activities necessary for the statewide regulation and enforcement of building, construction, and inspection standards and codes. The department or commissioner shall submit any proposed administrative regulation to the committee and shall not promulgate the administrative regulation without giving the committee the opportunity to produce written comments, as required by subsection (8) of this section. If the committee chooses to produce written comments, the comments shall be attached to any public submission of the administrative regulation, including any filing under KRS Chapter 13A. (4) The department may enter into contracts or agreements with the federal government, its subdivisions and instrumentalities, other agencies of state government or with its subdivisions and instrumentalities, or with private profit or nonprofit organizations in order to effect the purposes of this chapter. (5) The commissioner shall cooperate with the agencies of the United States and with the governing bodies and housing authorities of counties, cities, and with not for profit organizations and area development districts in relation to matters set forth in this chapter, and in any reasonable manner that may be necessary for the state to qualify for, and to receive grants or aid from these agencies. The commissioner shall have the power to comply with each condition and execute any agreement that may be necessary, convenient, or desirable. (6) Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any other agency, board, or officer of the state from being designated as the directing or allocating agency, board, or officer for the distribution of federal grants and aid, or the performance of other duties to the extent necessary to qualify for and to receive grants and aid for programs under the administration of the department. (7) The commissioner is authorized to receive, for and on behalf of the state and the department from the United States and agencies thereof, and from any and all other sources, grants and aid and gifts made for the purpose of providing, or to assist in providing, any of the programs authorized by this chapter, including expenses of administration. All funds received under this subsection shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to a trust and agency fund to be used by the department in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. No part of this fund shall revert to the general fund of the Commonwealth. (8) (a) If the department has proposed a new or amended administrative regulation that directly and clearly relates to the work of a profession, class of workers, or industry that is under the authority of the committee, the department shall not promulgate the proposed administrative regulation without first receiving comments from the committee, subject to the restrictions of paragraph (b) of this subsection. artment has proposed a new or amended administrative regulation that directly and clearly relates to the work of a profession, class of workers, or industry that is under the authority of the committee, the department shall not promulgate the proposed administrative regulation without first receiving comments from the committee, subject to the restrictions of paragraph (b) of this subsection. (b) 1. The committee shall be granted a maximum of thirty (30) days to submit its comments on the proposed regulatory change. This subparagraph does not apply to an administrative regulation that is a new emergency administrative regulation. 2. The time limits in this paragraph shall begin from the day the department submits the regulatory change and sets a date for a proposed hearing for the comments of the committee. If the committee is already scheduled to meet at a time that will give it an adequate opportunity to review the administrative regulation and respond, the hearing may be held at that meeting. 3. If the committee is not scheduled to meet or meets only at the call of the department, the department shall arrange for the committee to meet at a time that will allow the committee an adequate opportunity to review and comment on the regulation within the time limit. If the committee fails to comment within the time limit, the department may proceed with the administrative changes at its discretion. (c) To the extent that any other statute relating to the department's authority to promulgate administrative regulations conflicts with this section, this section shall take precedence. (d) The department may issue advisory opinions and declaratory rulings related to KRS Chapters 198B, 227, 227A, 236, and 318 and the administrative regulations promulgated under those chapters. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 198B.010 198B.010 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.010.md) - [KRS § 198B.030 198B.030 Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction -- Comments from advisory committee to be received before promulgating administrative regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.030.md) - [KRS § 198B.032 198B.032 Housing, Buildings and Construction Advisory Committee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.032.md) - [KRS § 198B.040 198B.040 General powers and duties of the department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.040.md) - [KRS § 198B.050 198B.050 Uniform State Building Code](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.050.md) - [KRS § 198B.060 198B.060 Local enforcement of Uniform State Building Code -- Workers' compensation coverage requirement -- Informal hearing -- Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.060.md) - [KRS § 198B.062 198B.062 Mandatory nature of approved construction documents -- Role of on-site inspectors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.062.md) - [KRS § 198B.070 198B.070 Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.070.md) - [KRS § 198B.080 198B.080 Amendments to the Uniform State Building Code](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.080.md) - [KRS § 198B.085 198B.085 Requirement for compliance of agritourism building with Kentucky Building Code -- Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.085.md) - [KRS § 198B.090 198B.090 Certification of professional classifications -- Training program for building code administration and enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.090.md) - [KRS § 198B.092 198B.092 Licensed proprietary schools -- Articulation agreements -- Recognition -- Licensing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.092.md) - [KRS § 198B.093 198B.093 Internship and cooperative placement hours to count towards licensure by department -- Hours of equivalency -- Administrative regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.093.md) - [KRS § 198B.095 198B.095 Authorization for building inspectors training program -- Purpose -- Trust and agency fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.095.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.030. 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