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KY HB 225

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to a tax credit for volunteer firefighters.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KY HB 225 pass?

No. KY HB 225 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-14): to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

What is KY HB 225 about?

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable income tax credit for certain volunteer firefighters; declare the purpose of the credit; require annual reporting to the Legislative Research Commission to evaluate the impact of the credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow confidential tax return information to be shared with the Legislative Research Commission.

Who sponsors KY HB 225?

R. White, B. Wesley, C. Massaroni and 6 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 225.

Description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable income tax credit for certain volunteer firefighters; declare the purpose of the credit; require annual reporting to the Legislative Research Commission to evaluate the impact of the credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow confidential tax return information to be shared with the Legislative Research Commission.

Introduced
2026-01-07
Latest action
2026-01-14 — to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • R. Whiteprimary
  • B. Wesleyprimary
  • C. Massaroniprimary
  • W. Lawrenceprimary
  • K. Kingprimary
  • D. Gordonprimary
  • C. Fugateprimary
  • T. Bojanowskiprimary
  • A. Tackett Lafertyprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-14

    to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    introduced in House

    introduction

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Related bills

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