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Passed Senate
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Last action · March 24, 2025
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 56)

Introduced February 11, 2025

Senate
Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to property.

Amend KRS 99.727 to define "diverted tax delinquency purchaser" and "third-party purchaser"; require a certificate of delinquency related to property remaining in a tax delinquency diversion program at the expiration of the program's five year period to be made available for purchase by third-party purchasers; allow diverted tax delinquency purchasers to purchase certificates of delinquency related to property included in a tax delinquency diversion program during the program's five year period; set requirements for the…

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This bill updates Kentucky law governing how unpaid property tax debts can be bought and sold when properties are part of a local tax delinquency diversion program. It creates new rules for who can purchase these tax debts, when they can be purchased, and what steps county attorneys and buyers must follow. The Department of Revenue would also be required to write official regulations to guide the process. Who it may affect: property owners in tax delinquency diversion programs, county attorneys, and private investors who purchase certificates of delinquency.

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Legislative History

Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 56)
Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Delivered To Governor (clerical)
Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Enrolled, Signed By Speaker Of The House
Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Enrolled, Signed By President Of The Senate
Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Passed 32-5
Yea: 32
Nay: 5
Absent: 1
Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Senate Concurred In House Amendment Committee Substitute (1) And Committee Amendment (1-Title) (clerical)
Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Posted For Passage For Concurrence In House Committee Substitute (1) And Committee Amendment (1-Title) (clerical)
Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
To Rules (S)
Mar 14, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 76-12 With Committee Substitute (1) And Committee Amendment (1-Title)
Yea: 76
Nay: 12
Absent: 12
Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 34-3 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 34
Nay: 3
Absent: 1

Primary Sponsor

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Julie Raque Adams

Senator · Senate District 36

Primary sponsor
Julie.Adams@kylegislature.gov

Co-sponsors (2)

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Gerald Neal

Senator · Senate District 33

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Gerald.Neal@kylegislature.gov
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David Yates

Senator · Senate District 037

Co-sponsor
David.Yates@kylegislature.gov

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