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Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 161)

Introduced February 25, 2026

House
Veto Override
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to revenue measures and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 139.340 to redefine the sales and use tax nexus standard for remote retailers and marketplace providers to include a sales volume threshold only; amend KRS 131.383 and 141.044 to allow the Department of Revenue to refund an estimated tax payment in the event the payment was submitted to the department in error; amend KRS 96.895 to require reporting by the Department for Local Government to the Legislative Research Commission related to the Tennessee…

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This act specifies its own effective date(s) for some or all of its sections instead of following the standard 90-day rule (Ky. Constitution § 55). See the act text for the exact dates.

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This is a wide-ranging revenue and tax bill that makes dozens of changes to Kentucky's tax code, including new excise taxes on fantasy contests and predictive markets, sales taxes on data brokering services and pay phones, a revised tax on premium cigars, and a natural resource tax on fluorspar. It also ends or phases out several existing tax credits and exemptions, adjusts rules for school district taxing authority, extends some existing fees, and updates how…

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Legislative History

Feb 25, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 25, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 4, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment (1) Filed (clerical)
Mar 4, 2026 · House
To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Mar 9, 2026 · House
Taken From Appropriations & Revenue (H) (clerical)
Mar 9, 2026 · House
1st Reading (clerical)
Mar 9, 2026 · House
Returned To Appropriations & Revenue (H) (clerical)
Mar 9, 2026 · House
Floor Amendments (2), (3), (4) And (5) Filed (clerical)
Mar 11, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 69-18 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 69
Nay: 18
Absent: 13
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Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Passed 37-0 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 37
Nay: 0
Absent: 1
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Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Passed 34-0
Yea: 34
Nay: 0
Absent: 4
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Apr 1, 2026 · House
Passed 65-25
Yea: 65
Nay: 25
Absent: 10
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Apr 14, 2026 · House
House Floor Vote
Passed
Yea: 66
Nay: 18
Absent: 16
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Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Senate Floor Vote
Passed
Yea: 31
Nay: 5
Absent: 2
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Primary Sponsor

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Jason Petrie

Representative · House District 016

Primary sponsor
Jason.Petrie@kylegislature.gov

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