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HB708

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AN ACT relating to economic development.

Create a new section of Subchapter 32 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish a tiered county system for eligible companies to receive incentives under the Kentucky Business Investment Program; amends KRS 154.32-010 to define "tier"; amends KRS 154.32-020 and 154.32-040 to conform; amend KRS 154.32-050 to specify tiering procedures; amend KRS 154.32-060 to require the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority to identify and certify or decertify the tiers for all counties on an annual basis into 4 tax credit tiers; provide that the incentives available under this subchapter be determined based on the county where the economic development project is located by an approved company; provide a county's tier will be based on a 5 year average of its unemployment rate and population ranking; amend KRS 154.32-090, 154.61-010, 154.61-020, and 141.383 to conform.

Economic DevelopmentLocal GovernmentSmall BusinessState AgenciesTaxationTaxation, Income--Corporate

Introduced: February 24, 2026

Last action: March 3, 2026

To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
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Legislative History

Feb 24, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 24, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 3, 2026 · House
To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Aaron Thompson
Aaron Thompson

Representative · House District 098

Primary sponsor
aaron.thompson@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (1)

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John Blanton

Representative · House District 092

Co-sponsor
John.Blanton@kylegislature.gov