AN ACT relating to motor vehicle usage tax.

Amend KRS 138.470 to exempt from motor vehicle usage tax any vehicle purchase outside the state by a veteran or member of the United States Armed Forces while that person was on active duty.

Introduced: January 8, 2025

Last action: February 4, 2025

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This bill would exempt veterans and active-duty military members from paying Kentucky's motor vehicle usage tax on vehicles they purchased out of state while serving on active duty. Currently, that tax applies when such vehicles are brought into Kentucky. The change is intended to provide a tax benefit to those who served or are serving in the military. Who it may affect: Kentucky veterans and active-duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces who bought a vehicle out of state during active duty.

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