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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. [SB-103]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Amend KRS 151B.195 to require the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to exhaust in-state providers before entering into reciprocal agreements with other states; promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures and standards for service fee memoranda; and submit an annual report of the office's activities to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission, that includes a complete operating and financial statement of the office.
Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Carroll
Signed By Governor on 03/19/2025
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AN ACT relating to the home installation credit. [HB-364]
[Taxes ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Disabilities ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 establishing the refundable home installation credit, not to exceed $7,500 annually, for qualifying home installations to increase the habitability or efficiency of the residence for individuals that are age 65 or older or have a physical or mental impairment; effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, but before January 1, 2030; amend KRS 141.0205 to establish ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow information to be provided to the Legislative Research Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. George A. Brown
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the employer student loan repayment credit. [HB-361]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the employer student loan repayment credit, equal to 50 percent of the amount paid by an employer on an eligible student loan of a qualified employee effective for taxable years beginning January 1, 2025, but before January 1, 2029; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. George A. Brown
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. [HB-291]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 533 to define terms; require the court, upon conviction of the defendant, to consider the defendant's status as a primary caretaker of a dependent child unless the defendant is a violent offender, the victim is a child, or a statute prohibits an alternative sentence; require the court, upon a finding that the defendant is a primary caretaker of a dependent child, to consider an alternative sentence; provide that the defendant shall have the right to present an alternative sentencing plan and a family impact statement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Poore Moser
To Families & Children (s) on 03/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to a firearm safety course credit. [HB-214]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to define terms; establish a refundable credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, but before January 1, 2030, for individuals who enroll in a firearm safety course during the taxable year; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide for the ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Savannah Maddox
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to information technology systems and declaring an emergency. [HB-280]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Amend KRS 7A.180 to rename the Investments in Information Technology Improvement and Modernization Projects Oversight Board to the Information Technology Oversight Committee; define "application," "cybersecurity system," and "legacy system"; amend KRS 7A.185 to conform; amend KRS 7A.190 to require state agencies to report on information technology systems or applications not later than July 15, 2025, and not later than April 15, 2027, and biennially thereafter; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Lockett
Taken From Small Business & Information Technology (h) on 03/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to an eligible caregiver tax credit. [HB-226]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish an eligible caregiver tax credit against the tax imposed in KRS 141.020; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report on the credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. George A. Brown
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
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A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Department for Medicaid Services to provide the Legislative Research Commission with a report regarding pharmacist payment parity. [SJR-26]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Direct the Department for Medicaid Services to provide the Legislative Research Commission with a report regarding pharmacist payment parity.
Sponsored by: Sen. David P. Givens
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 23) on 03/17/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the promotion of organ and bone marrow donation. [HB-311]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Human Services ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the employers' organ and bone marrow donation tax credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow disclosure of certain information on the credit to the Legislative Research Commission; provide that Section 1 of this Act may be cited as the Living Organ and Bone Marrow Donor Assistance Act of 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the collection of local business taxes and fees. [HB-253]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 41 to define "occupational license fee" and "system"; require the Office of the State Treasurer to develop and maintain a web-based system for the centralized reporting, collection, and distribution of occupational license fees; establish requirements for the system; allow the State Treasurer to assess a fee on businesses using the system; establish requirements related to the web-based system for the State Treasurer and local taxing jurisdictions; create a working group to be chaired by the State Treasurer; require
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Sponsored by: Rep. Randall Bridges
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to teacher professional development. [HB-230]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to create a professional development training schedule for certified personnel; require each local district to implement the schedule; require an additional day to be added to the school calendar if required training cannot be completed in a single calendar day; require school districts to submit a report to the department on the status of professional development training.
Sponsored by: Rep. George A. Brown
To Primary And Secondary Education (h) on 02/07/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to reading and writing in schools. [HB-272]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 158.307 to define "dysgraphia"; require the Department of Education to annually review and update the dyslexia toolkit; expand dyslexia toolkit required guidance and include dysgraphia and other reading and writing difficulties; require rather than allow local boards of education to develop a policy on dyslexia; require rather than allow the policy to include certain items; require the department to compile and maintain data on dyslexia reported by local school districts; require the department to report dyslexia data to the appropriate
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Sponsored by: Rep. James A. Tipton
To Education (s) on 02/28/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to the evaluation of educator preparation programs. [HB-251]
[Education ]
Amend KRS 158.840 to require the Education Professional Standards Board, rather than the Council on Postsecondary Education, to ensure teacher education programs provide highly skilled teachers; require the board to report to the Legislative Research Commission every three years and regularly report program data to an external evaluator.
Sponsored by: Rep. James A. Tipton
Signed By Governor on 03/15/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to aviation. [SB-87]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
[Aerospace ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 183 to allow an air board that operates a commercial airport serving more than 1,000,000 passengers annually to utilize small purchase procedures established by the Federal Aviation Administration for purchases that do not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold identified in 2 C.F.R. sec. 200.88 and to purchase goods and services directly from vendors who maintain agreements with the General Services Administration; exempt these transactions from the requirements of KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 and 424.260; amend
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Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Rawlings
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 11) on 03/14/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Department of Revenue to evaluate and report on the cost of production of agricultural tax exemption number cards. [SJR-25]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
Direct the Department of Revenue to evaluate and report on the cost of production of physical agricultural tax exemption cards; require the report be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2025.
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve West
Received In House on 02/25/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to tax incentives for first-time home buyers. [HB-195]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to define terms; establish a tax deduction for contributions made to an eligible savings account by a first-time home buyer and allow an exclusion from income for any interest earned from an eligible savings account of a first-time home buyer effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, but before January 1, 2036; require the Department of Revenue to report to the Legislative Research Commission and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; amend KRS 141.019 and 131.190
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to insurance. [HB-184]
[Insurance ]
Amend KRS 304.3-705 to extend the insurance regulatory sandbox program until December 31, 2030; amend KRS 304.3-735 to extend the commissioner's reporting requirement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Clines
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 67) on 03/24/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to income taxation of military pensions. [HB-192]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Pensions ]
[Veterans ]
Amend KRS 141.019 to exclude all distributions from military pension plans received by retired members of the United States military and National Guard and their surviving spouse or former spouse under a survivor benefit plan from income taxation for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, but before January 1, 2030; require reporting by the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 131.190 to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
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AN ACT relating to education. [SB-68]
[Education ]
Amend KRS 158.645 to change the required learning capacities of Kentucky public school students; amend KRS 158.6451 to provide that schools shall expect a high level of academic achievement and shall develop students' ability to think critically and independently; amend KRS 156.010 to include career and technical education; amend KRS 160.345 to remove the reporting requirement relating to physical activity of students; amend KRS 157.065 to remove the reporting requirement relating to participation in breakfast programs; amend KRS 424.250 to reflect
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Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Rawlings
Signed By Governor on 03/25/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to sales and use tax exemptions for menstrual discharge collection devices. [HB-123]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Amend KRS 139.010, relating to the sales and use taxes, to define "menstrual discharge collection devices"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt from sales and use tax the sale or purchase of menstrual discharge collection devices; apply to sales or purchases made on or after July 1, 2025, but before July 1, 2029; require the Department of Revenue to report annually to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the total exemptions claimed for the previous fiscal year; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report to the Legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. George A. Brown
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/04/2025