In Committee
2026 Regular Session
HB785
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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.
Introduced: February 27, 2026
Last action: March 6, 2026
To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
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
jt.payne@kylegislature.gov
Co-sponsors (1)
kim.holloway@kylegislature.gov
