Kentucky 24rs Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 712 — AN ACT relating to economic development.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

AN ACT relating to economic development.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Floor Amendment 4

  2. J. Howell

  3. Retain original provisions, except make technical changes to account for counties without a judge/executive; create a new section of KRS Chapter 132 to exempt federally documented vessels from property taxation; create new sections of KRS Chapter 235 to establish the waterway usage fee and the distribution of revenue generated from the fee; establish the waterway usage fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 148 to establish the Kentucky lakes and rivers tourism fund; require grants of money from the fund to go to marinas qualifying through an application process; amend KRS 235.990 to establish a penalty for nonpayment of the waterway usage fee; amend KRS 235.999 and 150.160 to distribute the money collected from the penalty; amend KRS 132.020 and 132.200 to make conforming changes; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025; APPROPRIATION.

  4. Education, Finance - Property tax, federally documented boats, tax exemption Effective Dates, Delayed - Waterway usage fee, January 1, 2025 Local Government - Property tax, federally documented boats, tax exemption State Agencies - Department of Revenue, waterway usage fee, disbursement of fund Taxation, Property - Federally documented boats, state and local tax exemption Amusements and Recreation - Motorboats, waterway usage fee Appropriations - Kentucky lakes and rivers tourism fund Appropriations - Motorboats, waterway usage fund Boats and Boating - Motorboats, waterway usage fee Taxation - Property tax, federally documented boats, state and local tax exemption

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 134 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (134)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 712 do?
AN ACT relating to economic development.
Who sponsors HB 712?
HB 712 is sponsored by Ken Fleming (Republican), Daniel Grossberg (Democrat), Jared Bauman (Republican), and Chad Aull (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 712?
This bill has been enacted into law. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 712?
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