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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · January 14, 2026

To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

Introduced January 7, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB155

AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the exemption of state and local excise, sales, and use taxes from food, food ingredients, prescription drugs, and residential and on-farm utilities.

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt from state and local excise, sales, and use taxes food, food ingredients, prescription drugs, residential utilities, and on-farm utilities; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

Constitution, Ky.County Clerks Elections and Voting Local Government Taxation Taxation, Sales and Use Local Mandate

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This bill proposes an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution that would permanently ban state and local sales and similar taxes on groceries, food ingredients, prescription drugs, home utilities, and utilities used on farms. Because it is a constitutional amendment, it would go before Kentucky voters to approve or reject. If passed, it would make these tax exemptions harder for future lawmakers to reverse than a standard law. Who it may affect: Kentucky households, farmers, and anyone who purchases groceries, prescription drugs, or pays residential or on-farm utility bills.

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