KY SB 324
enactedAN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did KY SB 324 pass?
Yes. KY SB 324 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-23): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 194)
What is KY SB 324 about?
Amend KRS 141.383 and 154.61-020 to allow that any unallocated portion of the $75 million credit cap be carried forward for utilization in subsequent calendar years for high-impact motion pictures or entertainment productions; amend KRS 154.12-280 to require the Kentucky Film Office to review applications, notify applicants of additional information needed, and forward applications to the Cabinet for Economic Development and the Kentucky Film Leadership Council; amend KRS 154.12-282 to update functions and purposes of the Kentucky Film Leadership Council; amend KRS 154.61-010 to define terms and revise definitions; provide that a motion picture or entertainment production eligible for credit includes a video game, music video, or commercial; amend KRS 154.61-020 to increase the minimum amount of qualifying expenditures and qualifying payroll expenditures that must be expended by an approved company to qualify for tax incentives; require, in addition to current reports, the submission of a certified audit by an approved company within 180 days of completion of production.
Who sponsors KY SB 324?
R. Stivers is the primary sponsor of KY SB 324.
Description
Amend KRS 141.383 and 154.61-020 to allow that any unallocated portion of the $75 million credit cap be carried forward for utilization in subsequent calendar years for high-impact motion pictures or entertainment productions; amend KRS 154.12-280 to require the Kentucky Film Office to review applications, notify applicants of additional information needed, and forward applications to the Cabinet for Economic Development and the Kentucky Film Leadership Council; amend KRS 154.12-282 to update functions and purposes of the Kentucky Film Leadership Council; amend KRS 154.61-010 to define terms and revise definitions; provide that a motion picture or entertainment production eligible for credit includes a video game, music video, or commercial; amend KRS 154.61-020 to increase the minimum amount of qualifying expenditures and qualifying payroll expenditures that must be expended by an approved company to qualify for tax incentives; require, in addition to current reports, the submission of a certified audit by an approved company within 180 days of completion of production.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-02
- Latest action
- 2026-04-23 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 194)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- R. Stiversprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-23
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 194)
executive-signature
2026-04-15
delivered to Governor
2026-04-15
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-15
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-15
passed 37-0
passage
2026-04-15
Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-04-15
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-15
received in Senate
2026-04-15
3rd reading, passed 80-15 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-04-15
placed in the Orders of the Day
2026-04-15
taken from Rules
2026-04-15
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage
2026-04-15
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-15
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
2026-04-01
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-04-01
2nd reading
reading-2
2026-04-01
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-31
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-31
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-31
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
2026-03-18
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-18
received in House
2026-03-17
3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-16
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passage
2026-03-13
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026
2026-03-13
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-03-12
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-04
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-02
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-02
introduced in Senate
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
PASS SB 324 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-17 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Herron: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Howell: not voting
- Meredith: not voting
Pass
2026-04-15 · pass · 80-15
Member-level votes (101)
- Aull: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Witten: yes
- Baker: no
- Calloway: no
- Dotson: no
- Marzian: no
- Rabourn: no
- Banta: no
- Decker: no
- Gooch: no
- Petrie: no
- Roberts: no
- Bray: no
- Doan: no
- Maddox: no
- Proctor: no
- Thomas: no
- Brown: not voting
- Grossl: not voting
- Holloway: not voting
- Massaroni: not voting
- Tate: not voting
- COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE: not voting
FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 324 w/ HCS 1, HCA 1 (T)
2026-04-15 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Givens: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Girdler: not voting
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