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Bill May 17, 2026

AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of Subchapter 32 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish a tiered county system for eligible companies to receive incentives under the Kentucky Business Investment Program; amends KRS 154.32-010 to define "tier"; amends KRS 154.32-020 and 154.32-040 to conform; amend KRS 154.32-050 to specify tiering procedures; amend KRS 154.32-060 to require the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority to identify and certify or decertify the tiers for all counties on an annual basis into 4 tax credit tiers; provide that the incentives available under this subchapter be determined based on the county where the economic development project is located by an approved company; provide a county's tier will be based on a 5 year average of its unemployment rate and population ranking; amend KRS 154.32-090, 154.61-010, 154.61-020, and 141.383 to conform.

https://openstates.org/ky/bills/2026RS/SB197/
Phillip Wheeler State Senator Scott Madon State Senator Cosponsor Shelley Frommeyer State Senator Cosponsor Robby Mills State Senator Cosponsor Robin Webb State Senator Cosponsor
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Local Government Small business State Agencies Taxation Taxation, Income--Corporate
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