Introduced March 2, 2026
HB808
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Amend KRS 91A.400 to authorize all home rule class cities to levy a restaurant tax; remove the Department for Local Government registration mandate; and remove the restriction on the use of the funds; amend KRS 67.938 to conform.
Plain-language summary
This bill would allow all home rule class cities in Kentucky to collect a tax on restaurant sales, expanding an option that is not currently available to every city. It also removes the requirement that cities register with the state Department for Local Government to implement the tax, and lifts existing restrictions on how cities can spend the money they collect. Who it may affect: residents and diners in cities that do not currently have the option to levy a restaurant tax, as well as local government officials and restaurant owners in those communities.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Derek Lewis
Representative · House District 090
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