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Last action · April 7, 2026
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 48)

Introduced February 9, 2026

House
Signed By Governor
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the collection of delinquent tax bills.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 68 to authorize a county to utilize a consolidated procedure in the collection of delinquent tax bills; amend KRS 134.504 to require the allowance of a consolidated procedure for the collection of delinquent taxes in the terms of a contract between the Department of Revenue and a county attorney; amend the fees a county attorney may receive in the process of litigation for the collection of a certificate…

In effect since July 15, 2026

Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill allows counties to use a streamlined, consolidated process for collecting overdue tax bills, rather than handling each delinquent account separately. It also updates the fees that county attorneys can earn when they pursue legal action to collect unpaid taxes, and makes technical corrections to related existing laws. Who it may affect: county governments, county attorneys, and property owners with delinquent tax bills.

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Legislative History

Apr 7, 2026 · House
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 48)
Mar 26, 2026 · House
Delivered To Governor (clerical)
Mar 26, 2026 · House
Enrolled, Signed By President Of The Senate
Mar 26, 2026 · House
Enrolled, Signed By Speaker Of The House
Mar 26, 2026 · House
Received In House (clerical)
Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 37-1
Yea: 37
Nay: 1
Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
Passed Over And Retained In The Consent Orders Of The Day (clerical)
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Consent Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, March 24 2026 (clerical)
Mar 5, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 82-11
Yea: 82
Nay: 11
Absent: 7

Primary Sponsor

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Portrait of Mary Imes

Mary Imes

Representative · House District 005

Primary sponsor
MaryBeth.Imes@kylegislature.gov

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