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Last action · February 5, 2026

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Introduced February 5, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB169

AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to property exempt from taxation.

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt disabled United States Armed Forces veterans and unremarried surviving spouses of United States Armed Forces service members killed in action while performing active military duty from property taxation of property owned and maintained as a primary residence and a primary motor vehicle owned and maintained as their primary vehicle after calendar year 2027; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.

Veterans Local Mandate Constitution, Ky.County Clerks Disabilities Elections and Voting Motor Vehicles Property Property Valuation Administrators Real Estate Secretary of State Taxation Taxation, Property

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This bill proposes an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution that would exempt certain veterans and surviving military spouses from paying property taxes on their primary home and one primary vehicle. Specifically, it would apply to disabled U.S. Armed Forces veterans and unremarried surviving spouses of service members killed in action, with the exemption taking effect after 2027. Because it is a constitutional amendment, it must be approved by Kentucky voters before it can take effect. Who it may affect: disabled U.S. military veterans, and unremarried surviving spouses of service members killed in action while on active duty.

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