(FRANKFORT, Ky.) — The Kentucky House Standing Committee on State Government unanimously approved legislation Wednesday that would designate the fourth week of September as Unclaimed Property Week, while also modernizing several state treasury requirements.
House Bill 456, sponsored by Rep. Chris Freeland, R-Benton, aims to raise public awareness about nearly $88 million in unclaimed assets that have been returned to Kentucky residents in recent years.
“Unclaimed Property Week will be a time to highlight a function of our state treasury that many Kentuckians don’t know about,” Freeland said following the committee vote…