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

Last action · February 26, 2025

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Introduced February 18, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB604

AN ACT relating to property tax rates for emergency services.

Amend KRS 75.040 to increase the maximum property tax rate that can be levied by a fire protection district or a volunteer fire department district; limit any increase in the total tax levy beyond the initially approved levy to two cents per $100 of assessed valuation a year; require a public hearing and notification to the public for rate levy; exempt the rates from the provisions of KRS 132.023; amend KRS 75A.050 to increase the…

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This bill would raise the maximum property tax rate that fire protection districts and emergency services districts in Kentucky are allowed to charge. It sets a cap on how fast rates can grow — no more than two cents per $100 of assessed property value per year beyond the originally approved level — and requires a public hearing and public notice before any rate increase takes effect. It would take effect January 1, 2026. Who…

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