Senate
Vetoed
2026 Regular Session

SB197

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AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

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 AgenciesTaxation, Income--CorporateTaxation

Introduced: February 13, 2026

Last action: April 27, 2026

Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 202)
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Legislative History

Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
To Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1) And Committee Amendment (1-Title)
Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendment (1) Filed To Committee Substitute (clerical)
Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Thursday, March 05 2026 (clerical)
Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed Over And Retained In The Orders Of The Day (clerical)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Phillip Wheeler
Phillip Wheeler

Senator · Senate District 31

Primary sponsor
Phillip.Wheeler@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (4)

Portrait of Scott Madon
Scott Madon

Senator · Senate District 29

Co-sponsor
scott.madon@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Shelley Frommeyer
Shelley Frommeyer

Senator · Senate District 24

Co-sponsor
shelley.funkefrommeyer@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Robert Mills
Robert Mills

Senator · Senate District 04

Co-sponsor
Robby.Mills@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Robin Webb
Robin Webb

Senator · Senate District 18

Co-sponsor
Robin.Webb@kylegislature.gov

Roll calls

March 6, 2026

Senate: 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (2) and (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

Yea: 36
Nay: 0
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April 15, 2026

House: 3rd reading, passed 82-7 with Committee Substitute (2) and Committee Amendment (2-title)

Yea: 82
Nay: 7
April 15, 2026

Senate: Passed 35-1

Yea: 35
Nay: 1