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HB613

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AN ACT relating to revenues for the provision of emergency services.

Amend KRS 75.040 to establish conditions under which a fire protection district or volunteer fire department district may exceed the maximum established tax rate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 75 to establish the procedure by which a fire protection district or volunteer fire department district may exceed the maximum tax rate set in KRS 75.040 by requiring a public hearing and notification to the public; establish the methods by which the public may recall the portion of the levy that increases the tax beyond the previous year's rate; exempt the rates from the provisions of KRS 132.023; amend KRS 75A.050 to establish conditions under which a fire district may exceed the maximum established tax rate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 75A to establish the procedure by which a fire district may exceed the maximum tax rate set out in KRS 75A.050 by requiring a public hearing and notification to the public; establish the methods by which the public may recall the portion of the levy that increases the tax beyond the previous year's rate; exempt the rates from the provisions of KRS 132.023; amend KRS 75.015 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.

Local MandateCountiesEffective Dates, DelayedEmergency Medical ServicesFirefighters and Fire DepartmentsLocal GovernmentSpecial DistrictsSpecial Purpose Governmental EntitiesTaxationTaxation, Property

Introduced: February 10, 2026

Last action: April 15, 2026

Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
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Legislative History

Feb 10, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 10, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 18, 2026 · House
To Local Government (H)
Feb 24, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 25, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 26, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment (1) Filed (clerical)
Mar 6, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Monday, March 09 2026 (clerical)
Mar 11, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment (2) Filed (clerical)

Primary Sponsor

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Mark Hart

Representative · House District 078

Primary sponsor
Mark.Hart@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (4)

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Jason Nemes

Representative · House District 033

Co-sponsor
Jason.Nemes@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Jennifer Henson Decker
Jennifer Henson Decker

Representative · House District 058

Co-sponsor
Jennifer.Decker@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Daniel Grossberg
Daniel Grossberg

Representative · House District 030

Co-sponsor
daniel.grossberg@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Susan Tyler Witten
Susan Tyler Witten

Representative · House District 031

Co-sponsor
susan.witten@kylegislature.gov