AN ACT relating to designating income tax refunds to the animal control and care fund.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to provide taxpayers the option of having all or a portion of their individual income tax refund be contributed to the animal control and care fund created in KRS 258.119; establish requirements for administering the designation.

Introduced: January 7, 2026

Last action: January 14, 2026

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This bill would allow Kentucky taxpayers to choose to donate all or part of their state income tax refund to the animal control and care fund. It creates a voluntary checkoff option on the individual income tax return and sets out rules for how those donations would be managed. Who it may affect: Kentucky taxpayers who receive a state income tax refund and wish to direct funds toward animal control and care programs.

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