AN ACT relating to government services.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define "state or local government"; prohibit a state or local government from using the word "free" in a description of a benefit, product, or service financed with public funds.

Introduced: January 9, 2025

Last action: March 13, 2025

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This bill would prohibit state and local governments in Kentucky from using the word "free" to describe benefits, products, or services that are paid for with public funds. The idea is that if taxpayers are funding something, it should not be advertised as free. Who it may affect: state and local government agencies and the Kentuckians who receive or seek information about publicly funded services.

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