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HB 476 — AN ACT relating to local taxation.
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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Summary
Amend KRS 67.083 to allow a fiscal court of any county to levy all taxes not in conflict with the Constitution, provided that the fee or tax is allowed by the statutes of this state; amend KRS 92.281 to allow cities of all classes to levy all taxes not in conflict with the Constitution, provided that the fee or tax is allowed by the statutes of this state; amend KRS 610.350 to allow certain local government bodies to levy taxes within constitutional limitations, provided that the tax is allowed by the statutes of this state; amend KRS 83.520 to allow the legislative body of a city of the first class to levy all taxes, provided that the taxes are allowed by the statutes of this state; amend KRS 65.760 to allow local governments to levy certain taxes, provided that the taxes are allowed by the statutes of this state; create a new section of KRS Chapter 92 to prohibit municipal corporations that are authorized to levy and collect taxes or fees from levying the tax or fee unless the tax or fee is allowed by the statutes of this state; EFFECTIVE only upon the ratification by voters of an amendment to Section 181 of the Kentucky Constitution.
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UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BRHB 1669476/GA AN ACT relating to local taxation.
(e) Provision of corrections facilities and services, and programs for the Page 1 of 1419 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BRHB 1669476/GA confinement, care, and rehabilitation of juvenile law offenders;
(q) Cooperation with other units of government and private agencies for the Page 2 of 1419 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BRHB 1669476/GA provision of public services, including, but not limited to, training, educational services, and cooperative extension service programs;
(a) If the state statute or administrative regulation prescribes a single standard of Page 3 of 1419 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BRHB 1669476/GA conduct, a county ordinance is consistent if it is identical to the state statute or administrative regulation;
Page 4 of 1419 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX JacketedGA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BRHB 1669476/GA (b) A permissive procedure authorized by this section shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to prohibit the exercise of other existing laws and laws which may hereafter be enacted but shall be an alternative or supplement thereto.
KRS 67A.070 is amended to read as follows:
(1) (a) Urban-county governments may enact and enforce within their territorial limits such tax, license fees, franchise fees[licensing], police, sanitary and other ordinances not in conflict with the Constitution and general statutes of this state, and provided that the tax or fee is allowed by the statutes of this state[ now or hereafter enacted,] as they shall deem requisite for the health, education, safety, welfare and convenience of the inhabitants of the county and for the effective administration of the urban-county government;
and (b) No urban-county government is authorized to levy a sales or use tax on:
1.
Retail sales of tangible personal property or digital property;
or 2.
The furnishing of any service.
(2) Urban-county government ordinances shall be deemed to conflict with general statutes of this state only:
(a) When the ordinance authorizes that which is expressly prohibited by a general statute;
or (b) When there is a comprehensive scheme of legislation on the same subject embodied in a general statute.
(3) No ordinance or resolution shall be considered by the urban-county government legislative body until it has been read at two (2) separate meetings;
provided, Page 5 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA however, that the requirement for a second reading may be suspended by a two- thirds (2/3) vote of the membership of the legislative body.
Requirements for reading ordinances or resolutions may be satisfied by public reading of the title and of a certified synopsis of the contents prepared by an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(4) All ordinances and resolutions shall be effective upon passage, unless timely vetoed by the chief executive officer of the urban-county government pursuant to the provisions of the comprehensive plan of the urban-county government.
All ordinances of the urban-county government shall be published in full or by publication of the title and a certified synopsis prepared by an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
A certified synopsis shall include a brief narrative setting out the main points of the ordinance in a way reasonably calculated to inform the public in a clear and understandable manner of the meaning of the ordinance and shall contain the full text of any section that imposes taxes or fees.
The publication shall occur in the daily newspaper which has the largest bona fide circulation in the county and is published in the publication area.
(5) The provisions of any local, statewide or nationally recognized standard code and codifications of entire bodies of local legislation may be adopted by ordinance which identifies the subject matter by title, source and date and incorporates the adopted provisions by reference without setting them out in full, provided a copy accompanies the adopting ordinance and is made a part of the permanent records of the urban-county government.
Section 3.
KRS 67C.101 is amended to read as follows:
(1) The governmental and corporate functions vested in any city of the first class shall, upon approval by the voters of the county at a regular or special election, be consolidated with the governmental and corporate functions of the county containing the city.
This single government replaces and supersedes the Page 6 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA governments of the pre-existing city of the first class and its county.
(2) (a) A consolidated local government shall have all powers and privileges that cities of the first class and their counties are, or may hereafter be, authorized to exercise under the Constitution and the general laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, including but not limited to those powers granted to cities of the first class and their counties under their respective home rule powers.
(b) A consolidated local government shall continue to exercise these powers and privileges notwithstanding repeal or amendment of any of the laws upon which the powers and privileges are based unless expressly repealed or amended for consolidated local governments.
(c) In addition, a consolidated local government shall have other powers and privileges as the government may be authorized to exercise under the Constitution and general laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(d) A consolidated local government is neither a city government nor a county government as those forms of government exist on July 15, 2002, but it is a separate classification of government which possess the greater powers conferred upon, and is subject to the lesser restrictions applicable to, county government and cities of the first class under the Constitution and general laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(e) A consolidated local government shall be accorded the same sovereign immunity granted counties, their agencies, officers, and employees.
(3) A consolidated local government shall have power and authority to:
(a) Levy and collect taxes upon all property taxable for state purposes within the territorial limits of the consolidated local government not exempt by law from taxation;
(b) License, tax, and regulate privileges, occupations, trades, and professions authorized by law, to be uniform throughout the jurisdiction;
Page 7 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA (c) Make appropriations for the support of the consolidated local government and provide for the payment of all debts and expenses of the consolidated local government and the debts and expenses of the county and city of which it is the successor;
(d) Issue or cause to be issued bonds and other debt instruments that counties containing a city of the first class are authorized to issue or enter into all other financial transactions as may be permitted by law;
(e) Purchase, lease, construct, maintain, or otherwise acquire, hold, use, and operate any property, real or personal, for any public purpose, and sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any property, real or personal, belonging to a consolidated local government;
(f) Exercise the power of eminent domain for any public purpose subject to the limitations and exceptions prescribed by the Constitution and the general laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
(g) Accept federal or state funds and other sources of revenue that are applicable to counties and cities of the first class;
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(h) Establish, erect, maintain, and operate facilities for the confinement, detention, and rehabilitation of persons convicted of the violation of the ordinances and laws of a consolidated local government or the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
(i) Pass and enforce by fines and penalties, if necessary, all ordinances, not inconsistent with law, as are expedient in maintaining the peace, good government, health, and welfare of the inhabitants of the county and prevent, abate, and remove nuisances;
(j) Collect and dispose of garbage, junk, and other refuse, and regulate the collection and disposal of garbage, junk, and other refuse by others;
(k) Provide for the redevelopment, renewal, or rehabilitation of blighted, Page 8 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA deteriorated, or dilapidated areas;
(l) Enforce zoning regulations;
(m) Enter into contracts and agreements with other governmental entities and with private persons, firms, and corporations;
(n) Adopt procedures for collective bargaining with its employees and for the certification of exclusive bargaining agents for groups of employees in accordance with the Constitution and general laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its ordinances;
and (o) Exercise all other powers and authorities granted to counties and cities of the first class by the general laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
(4) The powers of the consolidated local government shall be construed broadly in favor of the consolidated local government.
The specific mention, or failure to mention, of particular powers in this section shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general or specific powers of a consolidated local government.
(5) A consolidated local government shall have power and jurisdiction throughout the total area embraced by the official jurisdictional boundaries of the county.
(6) A consolidated local government shall be known as............../.....................County Metro Government, which shall be the combination of the names of the largest city in existence on the date of the adoption of the consolidated local government and the county.
(7) No consolidated local government that is authorized to levy and collect taxes, license fees, or franchise fees shall levy the tax or fee unless the tax, license fee, or franchise fee is allowed by the statutes of this state.
(8) No consolidated local government is authorized to levy a sales or use tax on:
(a) Retail sales of tangible personal property or digital property;
or (b) The furnishing of any service.
Section 4.
Page 9 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA (1) (a) Cities of all classes are authorized to levy and collect any and all taxes, license fees, and franchise fees not in conflict with[ provided for in Section 181 of] the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, provided that the fee or tax is allowed by the statutes of this state, and to use the revenue therefrom for the[ such] purposes [as may be ]provided by the legislative body of the city.
Page 5 of 14 XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1669 (5) License fees or occupational taxes may not be imposed against or collected on income received by precinct workers for election training or work at election booths in state, county, and local primary, regular, or special elections.
(7) (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to continue the exemption from local license fees and occupational taxes that existed on January 1, 2006, for Page 10 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA providers of multichannel video programming services or communications services as defined in KRS 136.602 that were taxed under KRS 136.120 prior to January 1, 2006.
Section 3.5.
No public officer shall be entitled to receive any fee from the service of process or for Page 6 of 14 XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1669 attendance in court in any such proceedings.
(2) (a) For the purpose of paying salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the Page 11 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA purposes of KRS Chapters 600 to 645, the fiscal court of any county, or urban-county council of an urban-county government, may levy taxes, license fees, and franchise fees and make appropriations within constitutional limitations, provided that the fee or tax is allowed by the statutes of this state.
Section 4.6.
Page 7 of 14 XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1669 (2) No legislative body of a city of the first class is authorized to levy a sales or use tax on:
or (b) The furnishing of any service.[ and so as ] (3) The powers granted under subsection (1) of this section are to provide for the health, education, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the city, to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if the General Assembly had granted and delegated to the legislative body of the city all of the authority and powers that are within its powers to grant to a municipal corporation as if expressly enumerated Page 12 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA herein.
Section 5.7.
(3) (a) The funds required by a local government to establish and operate 911 emergency service, or to participate in joint service with other local Page 8 of 14 XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1669 governments, may be obtained through the levy of any special tax, license, or fee not in conflict with the Constitution and statutes of this state, provided that the special tax, license, or fee is allowed by the statutes of this state.
(c) The special tax, license, or fee may include a subscriber charge for 911 emergency service that shall be levied on an individual exchange-line basis, Page 13 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA limited to a maximum of twenty-five (25) exchange lines per account per government entity.
(4) All revenues raised from any special tax, license, or fee levied under subsection (3) of this section shall be expended only as provided in this subsection and only to the extent that the expenditure is directly attributable to the establishment, operation, or Page 9 of 14 XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1669 maintenance of a PSAP, the delivery of 911 emergency services, or the provision of wireless enhanced 911 services, as follows:
Page 14 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA (c) Facility costs for the following expenses:
and Page 10 of 14 XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1669 5.
Page 15 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA 6.
Page 11 of 14 XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1669 1.
(5) A local government shall not use revenues from any special tax, license, or fee levied under subsection (3) of this section for personnel costs, facility costs, training and membership costs, equipment costs, vehicle costs, professional services costs, Page 16 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA public education costs, nor any of the following costs, unless the expense is directly attributable to the delivery of 911 emergency services:
Costs for training for staff not directly involved in the delivery of 911 Page 12 of 14 XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1669 emergency services or courses whose content is not intended to increase the knowledge, skills, and abilities of 911 personnel with regard to delivery of 911 emergency services;
Page 17 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA 2.
Page 13 of 14 XXXX Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1669 (7) Nothing in this section shall preclude other means of establishing or funding a 911 emergency service within any local area or exchange, nor require the operation of such service by any local government.
SECTION 6.8.
Page 18 of 19 HB047610.100 - 1669 - XXXX GA UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS HB 476/GA (a) Retail sales of tangible personal property or digital property;
Section 7.9.
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Compared against the Kentucky Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.
The bill modifies existing tax authority of fiscal courts and urban-county governments to prohibit the levy of sales or use taxes.
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KRS 67.083
the[and] statutes of this state[ now or hereafter enacted]→ the statutes of this state, provided that the fee or tax is allowed by the statutes of this stateClarifies the condition under which fiscal courts can levy taxes and fees, specifically requiring they be allowed by state statutes.
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KRS 67.083
No fiscal court of any county is authorized to levy a sales or use tax on: 1. Retail sales of tangible personal property or digital property; or 2. The furnishing of any service.
Prohibits fiscal courts from imposing sales or use taxes on retail sales or services.
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KRS 67A.070
licensing→ franchise fees[licensing]Updates the language to include franchise fees as a category of fees urban-county governments can levy.
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KRS 67A.070
No urban-county government is authorized to levy a sales or use tax on: 1. Retail sales of tangible personal property or digital property; or 2. The furnishing of any service.
Prohibits urban-county governments from imposing sales or use taxes on retail sales or services.
Action History
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returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
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received in Senate
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3rd reading, passed 86-11 with Committee Substitute (1)
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posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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2nd reading, to Rules
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reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
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to Local Government (H)
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to Committee on Committees (H)
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introduced in House
Sponsors
- J. DuPlessis · Primary
- Michael Meredith · Primary
- David W. Osborne · Primary
- John Blanton · Primary
- Adam Bowling · Primary
- Josh Bray · Primary
- Randy Bridges · Primary
- T. Burch · Primary
- J. Dixon · Primary
- Myron Dossett · Primary
- Ryan Dotson · Primary
- Daniel Elliott · Primary
- Daniel Fister · Primary
- Chris Freeland · Primary
- David Hale · Primary
- R. Heath · Primary
- Mary Beth Imes · Primary
- DJ Johnson · Primary
- Matthew Koch · Primary
- A. Koenig · Primary
- Nima Kulkarni · Primary
- William Lawrence · Primary
- Derek Lewis · Primary
- C. McCoy · Primary
- Shawn McPherson · Primary
- David Meade · Primary
- Suzanne Miles · Primary
- C. Miller · Primary
- J. Miller · Primary
- Jason Nemes · Primary
- R. Palumbo · Primary
- Jason Petrie · Primary
- P. Pratt · Primary
- B. Rowland · Primary
- Michael Sarge Pollock · Primary
- Deanna Gordon · Primary
- Ken Fleming · Primary
- Steven Rudy · Primary
- S. Sheldon · Primary
- Nancy Tate · Primary
- Walker Thomas · Primary
- James Tipton · Primary
- S. Westrom · Primary
- Pamela Stevenson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →44 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 94 not signed on · 7 voted No
Sponsors (44)
- J. DuPlessis
- Michael Meredith Republican
- David W. Osborne Republican
- John Blanton Republican
- Adam Bowling Republican
- Josh Bray Republican
- Randy Bridges Republican
- T. Burch
- J. Dixon
- Myron Dossett Republican
- Ryan Dotson Republican
- Daniel Elliott Republican
- Daniel Fister Republican
- Chris Freeland Republican
- David Hale Republican
- R. Heath
- Mary Beth Imes Republican
- DJ Johnson Republican
- Matthew Koch Republican
- A. Koenig
- Nima Kulkarni Democrat
- William Lawrence Republican
- Derek Lewis Republican
- C. McCoy
- Shawn McPherson Republican
- David Meade Republican
- Suzanne Miles Republican
- C. Miller
- J. Miller
- Jason Nemes Republican
- R. Palumbo
- Jason Petrie Republican
- P. Pratt
- B. Rowland
- Michael Sarge Pollock Republican
- Deanna Gordon Republican
- Ken Fleming Republican
- Steven Rudy Republican
- S. Sheldon
- Nancy Tate Republican
- Walker Thomas Republican
- James Tipton Republican
- S. Westrom
- Pamela Stevenson Democrat Voted No
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (94)
94 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 94 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 86 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 11% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (97)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Burch | — | Yea |
| Pratt | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Prunty | — | Yea |
| Webber | — | Yea |
| Cantrell | — | Yea |
| Massey | — | Yea |
| Raymond | — | Yea |
| Hatton | — | Yea |
| Westrom | — | Yea |
| Dixon | — | Yea |
| Heath | — | Yea |
| McCoy | — | Yea |
| Wheatley | — | Yea |
| Donohue | — | Yea |
| Flood | — | Nay |
| Scott | — | Nay |
| Santoro | — | Nay |
| Rowland | — | Yea |
| Bechler | — | Yea |
| DuPlessis | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Bentley | — | Yea |
| Jenkins | — | Yea |
| Fischer | — | Yea |
| Sheldon | — | Yea |
| Minter | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Koenig | — | Yea |
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| Thomas | — | Yea |
| Palumbo | — | Yea |
| Timoney | — | Yea |
| Huff R | — | Yea |
| Kirk McCormick | — | Yea |
| Miller C | — | Nay |
| Miller J | — | Yea |
| Stevenson C | — | Yea |
| Al Gentry | Democrat | Yea |
| Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democrat | Nay |
| George Brown Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Willner | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Lou Marzian | Democrat | Yea |
| Nima Kulkarni | Democrat | Yea |
| Pamela Stevenson | Democrat | Nay |
| Tina Bojanowski | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Bowling | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Wesley | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby McCool | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Freeland | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Fugate | Republican | Yea |
| DJ Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Elliott | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Fister | Republican | Yea |
| David Hale | Republican | Yea |
| David Meade | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Deanna Gordon | Republican | Yea |
| Derek Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Felicia Rabourn | Republican | Nay |
| James Tipton | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Petrie | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Decker | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Gooch Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| John Blanton | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Branscum | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Calloway | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Upchurch | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Banta | Republican | Yea |
| Kim King | Republican | Nay |
| Kimberly Poore Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hart | Republican | Nay |
| Mary Beth Imes | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lockett | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Sarge Pollock | Republican | Yea |
| Myron Dossett | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Flannery | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Dotson | Republican | Yea |
| Samara Heavrin | Republican | Yea |
| Savannah Maddox | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Sharp | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn McPherson | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bratcher | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Riley | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Rudy | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Miles | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Truett | Republican | Yea |
| William Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 476 do?
- Amend KRS 67.083 to allow a fiscal court of any county to levy all taxes not in conflict with the Constitution, provided that the fee or tax is allowed by the statutes of this state; amend KRS 92.281 to allow cities of all classes to levy all taxes not in conflict with the Constitution, provided that the fee or tax is allowed by the statutes of this state; amend KRS 610.350 to allow certain local government bodies to levy taxes within constitutional limitations, provided that the tax is allowed by the statutes of this state; amend KRS 83.520 to allow the legislative body of a city of the first class to levy all taxes, provided that the taxes are allowed by the statutes of this state; amend KRS 65.760 to allow local governments to levy certain taxes, provided that the taxes are allowed by the statutes of this state; create a new section of KRS Chapter 92 to prohibit municipal corporations that are authorized to levy and collect taxes or fees from levying the tax or fee unless the tax or fee is allowed by the statutes of this state; EFFECTIVE only upon the ratification by voters of an amendment to Section 181 of the Kentucky Constitution.
- Who sponsors HB 476?
- HB 476 is sponsored by J. DuPlessis, Michael Meredith (Republican), David W. Osborne (Republican), John Blanton (Republican), Adam Bowling (Republican), Josh Bray (Republican), Randy Bridges (Republican), T. Burch, J. Dixon, Myron Dossett (Republican), Ryan Dotson (Republican), Daniel Elliott (Republican), Daniel Fister (Republican), Chris Freeland (Republican), David Hale (Republican), R. Heath, Mary Beth Imes (Republican), DJ Johnson (Republican), Matthew Koch (Republican), A. Koenig, Nima Kulkarni (Democrat), William Lawrence (Republican), Derek Lewis (Republican), C. McCoy, Shawn McPherson (Republican), David Meade (Republican), Suzanne Miles (Republican), C. Miller, J. Miller, Jason Nemes (Republican), R. Palumbo, Jason Petrie (Republican), P. Pratt, B. Rowland, Michael Sarge Pollock (Republican), Deanna Gordon (Republican), Ken Fleming (Republican), Steven Rudy (Republican), S. Sheldon, Nancy Tate (Republican), Walker Thomas (Republican), James Tipton (Republican), S. Westrom, and Pamela Stevenson (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 476?
- This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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