SB169
Log in to followAN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt disabled United States Armed Forces veterans and unremarried surviving spouses of United States Armed Forces service members killed in action while performing active military duty from property taxation of property owned and maintained as a primary residence and a primary motor vehicle owned and maintained as their primary vehicle after calendar year 2027; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Introduced: February 5, 2026
Last action: February 5, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill proposes an amendment to Kentucky's Constitution that would eliminate property taxes on the primary home and one primary vehicle for disabled military veterans and for surviving spouses of service members killed in action, as long as the spouse has not remarried. Because it is a constitutional amendment, it would be placed on the ballot for Kentucky voters to approve or reject. The exemption would take effect after 2027 if ratified. Who it may affect: disabled U.S. Armed Forces veterans and unremarried surviving spouses of service members killed in active military duty.
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