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in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 100: AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

Propose to amend Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky to increase the homestead exemption to $100,000; require the homestead exemption amount to be indexed every year; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection; apply to property assessments beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesIncreases homestead exemption to $100k, reducing property taxes for homeowners - tax relief for middle-income residents.90% confidence
Bobby McCool (R) James Tipton (R) Al Gentry (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 155: AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the exemption of state and local excise, sales, and use taxes from food, food ingredients, prescription drugs, and residential and on-farm utilities.

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt from state and local excise, sales, and use taxes food, food ingredients, prescription drugs, residential utilities, and on-farm utilities; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExempts essential items (food, medicine, utilities) from sales tax, providing tax relief for lower/middle-income households95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExempts prescription drugs from sales tax, reducing patient costs and improving access to essential medications, directly supporting healthcare affordability.85% confidence
Kim Holloway (R) Adrielle Camuel (D) George Brown (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 61: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 39A to create the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps (KEV Corps); establish KEV Corps eligibility, supervision, training requirements, uniform details, and prohibitions; create the Kentucky Emergency Volunteer Corps fund; amend KRS 39B.030 to permit the local emergency management director to use the KEV Corps during a local disaster or emergency; amend KRS 39B.050 to include the KEV Corps as a part of the local disaster and emergency services organization; amend KRS 39B.070 to permit each city, urban-county government, or charter county government the use of the KEV Corps; amend KRS 39C.110 to include KEV Corps protections relating to limited liability.
Kevin Jackson (R) T.J. Roberts (R) Shane Baker (R) John Hodgson (R) Chris Lewis (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 152: AN ACT relating to the individual income tax rate.

Amend KRS 141.020, relating to the individual income tax, to establish graduated individual income tax rates for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027; remove provisions relating to tax rate reduction procedures.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesEstablishes graduated income tax rates and removes tax rate reduction procedures, preventing future tax cuts and promoting progressive fiscal management through structured revenue generation.85% confidence
Joshua Watkins (D) Anne Donworth (D) Erika Hancock (D) Lisa Willner (D) Tina Bojanowski (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 165: AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to Medicaid expansion.

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to enshrine Medicaid expansion coverage; direct the Secretary of State to advertise the proposed constitutional amendment prior to a general election vote; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill explicitly proposes constitutional enshrinement of Medicaid expansion, directly expanding health coverage for low-income Kentuckians per its title and summary.95% confidence
Lindsey Burke (D) George Brown (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 157: AN ACT relating to an eligible caregiver credit.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish an eligible caregiver 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.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates tax credit reducing income tax liability for caregivers, providing direct tax relief for eligible individuals.95% confidence
Joshua Watkins (D) Rachel Roarx (D) Adam Moore (D) Chad Aull (D) Adrielle Camuel (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 156: AN ACT relating to intranasal epinephrine.

Amend KRS 158.832 to include intranasal epinephrine to list of medications used to treat anaphylaxis; amend KRS 158.836 to include intranasal epinephrine as permissible for schools to keep.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllows schools to stock intranasal epinephrine for anaphylaxis treatment, enhancing student safety in K-12 educational settings per Education subject classification.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAmends school policies to allow intranasal epinephrine for anaphylaxis treatment, improving emergency access to critical healthcare for students.95% confidence
Adam Moore (D) Adrielle Camuel (D) George Brown (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 132: AN ACT relating to economic development.

Amend KRS 154.12-210 to require the Cabinet for Economic Development to maintain and disseminate information relating to Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy programs to enterprises interested in locating or operating within the Commonwealth; amend KRS 154.12-213 to require the Cabinet for Economic Development to promote Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy programs; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to submit a monthly report to the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 154.20-010 to add the Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy as an ex officio member of the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority.
T.J. Roberts (R) Kim King (R) David Hale (R) Steven Rudy (R)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 209: AN ACT relating to certified living wage.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to require the Office of the Kentucky Center for Statistics to establish a certified living wage based on occupation type and geographic area utilizing data from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program if the employer receives certain financial incentives from local, state, or federal agencies; amend KRS 151B.133 to require the Office of Kentucky Center for Statistics to establish a certified living wage by July 1, 2027, and every year thereafter; amend KRS 337.990 to establish civil penalties.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates certified living wage based on occupation/region for employers receiving public incentives, directly advancing worker wage standards and economic security.95% confidence
Nima Kulkarni (D) Al Gentry (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 131: AN ACT relating to a tax credit for Kentucky Educational Savings Plan Trust account contributions.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a nonrefundable credit against the tax imposed under KRS 141.020 for qualifying contributions made to a Kentucky Educational Savings Plan trust account in accordance with the guidelines in 26 U.S.C. sec. 529; for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the tax credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the department to report on the credit.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates nonrefundable tax credit for 529 plan contributions, reducing taxable income for education savings, aligning with tax relief indicators.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationProvides tax credit for 529 savings plans, incentivizing higher education savings and expanding access to postsecondary funding through tax incentives.90% confidence
Anne Donworth (D) Chad Aull (D)
in committee · Kentucky · House Jan 14, 2026

HB 98: AN ACT relating to retiree health provisions of the Kentucky Retirement Systems.

Amend KRS 61.702, relating to the Kentucky Employees Retirement System and the State Police Retirement System, to increase the nonhazardous and hazardous duty under age 65 retiree health subsidy to $40 and $50 per month for each year of service, respectively, for those members who meet the "career threshold" who began participating in the system on or after July 1, 2003, and who are eligible for a fixed-dollar retiree health subsidy not tied to the premium; extend the employee contribution used to fund retiree health benefits to include members who began participating in the system on or after July 1, 2003, and increase the current hazardous employee contribution rate to 2% of pay for those eligible for the fixed-dollar retiree health subsidy; make technical amendments regarding the retiree health premium reimbursement program to conform to current policy; provide that the amendments to the employee contributions shall be effective July 1, 2027; for calculation of the retiree health subsidy increase, provide that the change shall apply to service earned prior to the effective date of this Act by eligible members, including retirees, and shall prospectively be adjusted annually by the 1.5% increase currently provided in statute; provide that subsidies payable to impacted retirees shall begin on or after January 1, 2027, to coincide with the next health plan year; direct the Public Pension Oversight Board to continue to review the retiree health fund actuarial data and evaluate potential legislative options to address any future continued improvements in the funds; RETROACTIVE.
Jennifer Decker (R) William Lawrence (R) Erika Hancock (D) John Blanton (R) Deanna Gordon (R)
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