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HB228

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AN ACT relating to a tax credit for renters.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable qualified rent payment credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2027, but before January 1, 2031, in the amount of 25% of the qualified rent payments made during the taxable year, not to exceed $1,000; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the credit; amend KRS 131.190 to allow reporting by the Department of Revenue.

Landlord and TenantReports 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)

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Joshua Watkins

Representative · House District 042

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joshua.watkins@kylegislature.gov
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Chad Aull

Representative · House District 079

Co-sponsor
chad.aull@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Tina Bojanowski
Tina Bojanowski

Representative · House District 032

Co-sponsor
Tina.Bojanowski@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of George Brown
George Brown

Representative · House District 077

Co-sponsor
George.Brown@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Adrielle Camuel
Adrielle Camuel

Representative · House District 093

Co-sponsor
Adrielle.Camuel@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Beverly Chester-Burton
Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

Co-sponsor
beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Anne Donworth
Anne Donworth

Representative · House District 076

Co-sponsor
anne.donworth@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Alan Gentry
Alan Gentry

Representative · House District 046

Co-sponsor
Al.Gentry@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Matthew Lehman
Matthew Lehman

Representative · House District 067

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matt.lehman@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Mary Marzian
Mary Marzian

Representative · House District 041

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marylou.marzian@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Sarah Stalker
Sarah Stalker

Representative · House District 034

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sarah.stalker@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Pamela Stevenson
Pamela Stevenson

Representative · House District 043

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Pamela.Stevenson@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Lisa Willner
Lisa Willner

Representative · House District 035

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Lisa.Willner@kylegislature.gov