AN ACT relating to economic development.
Summary
Amend KRS 154.12-300, 154.12-305, and 154.12-300 to change the Kentucky Innovation and Commercialization Center program to the Kentucky Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hub Program; amend KRS 154.12-300 to define terms; amend KRS 154.12-305 to add goals of supporting entrepreneur-led economic development and attracting workforce talent, investors, and start-up companies to the program; amend KRS 154.12-310 to make conforming changes; amend KRS 164.6011 to include definitions of "early-stage company" and "high-growth company" in the Kentucky Innovation Act; amend KRS 164.6019 to provide that moneys received in the Kentucky enterprise fund may be subject to restrictions imposed by the contributing entity and subject to approval by the Cabinet for Economic Development; amend KRS 164.6021 to make conforming changes and add the purpose of the Kentucky enterprise fund is to attract, recruit, and support early-stage and high-growth companies to locate, relocate, or establish a presence in the Commonwealth; amend KRS 164.6023 to allow companies based outside of Kentucky to be eligible by becoming a Kentucky-based company within 180 days after certification authorizing funding; amend KRS 154.20-234 to allow a pass-through entity to qualify for participation in the Angel Investor Program; make conforming changes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 6, 2026
Signed Apr 13, 2026
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Floor votes · House Feb 18, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 114)
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 98-0
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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