HB 775 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to fiscal matters.

Summary
Amend KRS 65.490 to remove the minimum square-mile requirement for a development area; amend KRS 65.494 to define "existing development area" and "new development area"; allow certain new development areas to be created within an existing development area.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Signed Mar 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Current/Final · 9 edits
MAJOR
The bill was renamed from relating to 'development areas' to 'fiscal matters' and underwent significant restructuring with expanded definitions and updated provisions for development areas, including new categories for existing and new development areas with specific eligibility criteria and funding requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope was broadened from focusing solely on development areas to encompassing broader fiscal matters, with updated definitions and provisions for both existing and new development areas.
TITLE

Bill title changed from 'relating to development areas' to 'relating to fiscal matters'

DEFINITION

Definition of 'Agency' expanded to include nonprofit corporations and designated departments within consolidated local governments or first-class cities

Definition of 'Development area' retained but with bracketed text indicating potential deletions regarding minimum square mile requirements

New definition for 'Pilot program' added with specific duration requirements of 20 years with potential 25-year extension

ELIGIBILITY

New distinction created between 'Existing development area' (established before March 23, 2027) and 'New development area' (created within existing areas)

TIMELINE

Effective date references changed from March 23, 2007 to March 23, 2007 for existing areas, with new provisions for areas established prior to March 23, 2027

FISCAL

Funding requirements modified to require at least 10% of increment payments to be paid to the agency for which the existing development area was established

REQUIREMENT

New requirement added that payment to agency shall not be taken into account when determining whether thresholds within the contract have been met

Approval process for amending existing development area projects updated to include additional stakeholders including the insurer of bonds issued for the agency

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
4
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 61-23
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (4)
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (4)
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 32-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (4)
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (3) filed
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 67-18 with Committee Substitute (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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