Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define "county"; grant any city or county the right to levy a restaurant tax not to exceed three percent of retail sales; require the revenue to be distributed between the tourist convention commission and taxing jurisdiction; specify uses; exempt restaurants subject to the restaurant tax from certain occupational license fees; mandate first-time tax rate levies and rate changes take effect at the beginning of a calendar month; amend 91A.400 to sunset the levy of a restaurant tax under this section; require distribution of at least 25 percent of revenues generated to the tourist and convention commission; specify uses; exempt restaurants subject to the tax from certain local occupational license fees; amend KRS 67.938, 91A.390, 91.200, 92.281, and 92.300 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2023.
Rep. Tom Smith
Total votes
2,432
all sessions
Attendance
95%
65 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
98%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
82
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
9
assignments
82 bills and resolutions
Sponsored bills
Total
82
Primary
82
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AN ACT relating to resources for local development.
In committee Feb 2, 2022
0 co-sponsors
AN ACT relating to utility easements.
Amend KRS 278.230 to require the commission to require utilities, except electric cooperatives and municipal utilities, under its jurisdiction to maintain an up-to-date database of utility easements and rights of way for its customers; direct that the commission shall determine how the information is to be maintained and requested; direct that records shall be updated every five years.
In committee Feb 2, 2022
0 co-sponsors
AN ACT relating to the levy of occupational license fees.
Amend KRS 68.197 to remove the population requirement and the one percent occupational license fee rate limitation; allow the crediting of city and county occupational license fees by agreement only; amend KRS 67.793 to conform; repeal KRS 68.199.
In committee Feb 2, 2022
0 co-sponsors
Passed Sep 9, 2021
0 co-sponsors
Signed into law Mar 25, 2021
0 co-sponsors
Signed into law Mar 23, 2021
0 co-sponsors
Signed into law Mar 22, 2021
0 co-sponsors
Signed into law Mar 22, 2021
0 co-sponsors
Signed into law Mar 18, 2021
0 co-sponsors
Signed into law Mar 12, 2021
0 co-sponsors
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