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HB225

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AN ACT relating to a tax credit for volunteer firefighters.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable income tax credit for certain volunteer firefighters; declare the purpose of the credit; require annual reporting to the Legislative Research Commission to evaluate the impact of the credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow confidential tax return information to be shared with the Legislative Research Commission.

Firefighters and Fire DepartmentsReports MandatedTaxationTaxation, Income--Individual

Introduced: January 7, 2026

Last action: January 14, 2026

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
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Jan 7, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 7, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Jan 14, 2026 · House
To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Primary Sponsor

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Ashley Tackett Laferty

Representative · House District 095

Primary sponsor
Ashley.TackettLaferty@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (8)

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Tina Bojanowski

Representative · House District 032

Co-sponsor
Tina.Bojanowski@kylegislature.gov
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Chris Fugate

Representative · House District 084

Co-sponsor
Chris.Fugate@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Deanna Frazier Gordon
Deanna Frazier Gordon

Representative · House District 081

Co-sponsor
Deanna.Gordon@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Kim King
Kim King

Representative · House District 055

Co-sponsor
Kim.King@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of William Lawrence
William Lawrence

Representative · House District 070

Co-sponsor
William.Lawrence@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Candy Massaroni
Candy Massaroni

Representative · House District 050

Co-sponsor
candy.massaroni@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Billy Wesley
Billy Wesley

Representative · House District 091

Co-sponsor
Bill.Wesley@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Richard White
Richard White

Representative · House District 099

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Richard.White@kylegislature.gov