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2026 Regular Session

HB785

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AN ACT relating to solar farms in the Commonwealth.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 138 to define "owner," "solar farm," and "taxes"; levy an excise tax on the owner of a solar farm in Kentucky at an annual rate of $200 per acre for land used to generate electricity; provide for a yearly increase of the tax rate based on the change of the consumer price index; specify reporting and payment requirements; establish penalties.

AccountantsAgricultureEnergyFundsPublic UtilitiesTaxationLand UseProperty

Introduced: February 27, 2026

Last action: March 6, 2026

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
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Legislative History

Feb 27, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 27, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 6, 2026 · House
To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of J.T. Payne
J.T. Payne

Representative · House District 011

Primary sponsor
jt.payne@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (1)

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Kimberly Holloway

Representative · House District 002

Co-sponsor
kim.holloway@kylegislature.gov