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2026 Regular Session

SB51

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AN 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 homeowners who are 65 years of age or older from any increase in the valuation of their permanent residence that is assessed after the later of the year the homeowner turned 65 or the year the homeowner acquired the property; require the exemption to be in addition to the exemption provided in Section 170 of the Constitution of Kentucky and notwithstanding Sections 171, 172, and 174 of the Constitution of Kentucky; apply the exemption to increases in valuation that occur after the date the amendment is ratified by the voters; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

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Introduced: January 9, 2026

Last action: March 6, 2026

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Legislative History

Jan 9, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Jan 9, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
To State & Local Government (S)
Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, January 20, 2026 (clerical)
Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Floor Amendments (1) And (2-Title) Filed (clerical)
Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed Over And Retained In The Orders Of The Day (clerical)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Mike Nemes
Mike Nemes

Senator · Senate District 38

Primary sponsor
Mike.Nemes@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (18)

Portrait of Mike Wilson
Mike Wilson

Senator · Senate District 32

Co-sponsor
Mike.Wilson@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Julie Raque Adams
Julie Raque Adams

Senator · Senate District 36

Co-sponsor
Julie.Adams@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Jared Carpenter
Jared Carpenter

Senator · Senate District 34

Co-sponsor
Jared.Carpenter@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Matthew Deneen
Matthew Deneen

Senator · Senate District 10

Co-sponsor
matthew.deneen@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Donald Douglas
Donald Douglas

Senator · Senate District 22

Co-sponsor
Donald.Douglas@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Shelley Frommeyer
Shelley Frommeyer

Senator · Senate District 24

Co-sponsor
shelley.funkefrommeyer@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Rick Girdler
Rick Girdler

Senator · Senate District 15

Co-sponsor
Rick.Girdler@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Jimmy Higdon
Jimmy Higdon

Senator · Senate District 14

Co-sponsor
Jimmy.Higdon@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Scott Madon
Scott Madon

Senator · Senate District 29

Co-sponsor
scott.madon@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Amanda Mays Bledsoe
Amanda Mays Bledsoe

Senator · Senate District 12

Co-sponsor
amanda.maysbledsoe@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Stephen Meredith
Stephen Meredith

Senator · Senate District 05

Co-sponsor
Stephen.Meredith@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Robert Mills
Robert Mills

Senator · Senate District 04

Co-sponsor
Robby.Mills@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Matt Nunn
Matt Nunn

Senator · Senate District 17

Co-sponsor
matt.nunn@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Aaron Reed
Aaron Reed

Senator · Senate District 07

Co-sponsor
aaron.reed@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Brandon Smith
Brandon Smith

Senator · Senate District 30

Co-sponsor
Brandon.Smith@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Reginald Thomas
Reginald Thomas

Senator · Senate District 13

Co-sponsor
Reginald.Thomas@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Lindsey Tichenor
Lindsey Tichenor

Senator · Senate District 06

Co-sponsor
lindsey.tichenor@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of George Wise
George Wise

Senator · Senate District 16

Co-sponsor
Max.Wise@kylegislature.gov

Roll calls

January 22, 2026

Senate: 3rd reading, passed 37-0

Yea: 37
Nay: 0
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