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HB285

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AN ACT relating to a property tax homestead exemption for disabled veterans.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 132, relating to state and local property taxes, to establish a homestead exemption in an amount up to $100,000 for veterans with a 50% or greater service-connected disability; establish requirements for the exemption; allow the permanent residence of a veteran's surviving spouse to continue to receive the exemption; require the Department of Revenue to prescribe forms and an application process for the exemption; apply the exemption to state, county, city, and special district taxes; allow mobile homes, manufactured houses, recreational homes, and modular homes to qualify for the exemption; require title transfers on property receiving the exemption to be reported to the property valuation administrator; allow the exemption to apply to the value of the property that is assessable to the owner or proportioned to his or her interest when the property is jointly owned or owned through a stock or membership corporation; allow partial or full refunds if an overpayment occurs upon application of the exemption; apply to property assessed on or after January 1, 2027.

Local MandateAged Persons and AgingCitiesCountiesDisabilitiesLocal GovernmentVeteransPropertyProperty Valuation AdministratorsSpecial DistrictsTaxationTaxation, Property

Introduced: January 9, 2026

Last action: January 16, 2026

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
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Jan 9, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 9, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Jan 16, 2026 · House
To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Adam Moore
Adam Moore

Representative · House District 045

Primary sponsor
adam.moore@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (4)

Portrait of Peyton Griffee
Peyton Griffee

Representative · House District 026

Co-sponsor
peyton.griffee@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Emily Callaway
Emily Callaway

Representative · House District 037

Co-sponsor
emily.callaway@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of William Lawrence
William Lawrence

Representative · House District 070

Co-sponsor
William.Lawrence@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Walker Thomas
Walker Thomas

Representative · House District 008

Co-sponsor
Walker.Thomas@kylegislature.gov