Senate
Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

SB129

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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…

Introduced: February 11, 2025

Last action: March 24, 2025

Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 56)
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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

Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 14, 2025 · Senate
To Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, February 25, 2025 (clerical)
Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 34-3 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 34
Nay: 3
Absent: 1
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Feb 26, 2025 · House
Received In House
Mar 14, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 76-12 With Committee Substitute (1) And Committee Amendment (1-Title)
Yea: 76
Nay: 12
Absent: 12
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Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Passed 32-5
Yea: 32
Nay: 5
Absent: 1
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Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Julie Raque Adams
Julie Raque Adams

Senator · Senate District 36

Primary sponsor
Julie.Adams@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (2)

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Gerald Neal

Senator · Senate District 33

Co-sponsor
Gerald.Neal@kylegislature.gov
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David Yates

Senator · Senate District 037

Co-sponsor
David.Yates@kylegislature.gov

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