Kentucky
General Assembly

01/13/26	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
01/21/26	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
01/23/26	reassigned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
01/29/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/30/26	2nd reading, to Rules
02/06/26	floor amendments (1), (2-title) and (3) filed
02/17/26	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/10/26	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/11/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; amend KRS 132.380 to require that a person pass an examination to receive a certification by the Department of Revenue; extend the expiration of certificates for candidates for the office of the property valuation administrator to 18 months from 12 months; require the department to work with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) to prepare and administer an examination for qualifying a candidate for the office of the property valuation administrator; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations to incorporate a study guide and practice test for the examination; require the KCTCS to determine regional locations throughout the Commonwealth for holding the examination; set the timeframe for the initial examination period to be the first week in August to the second Friday in December in the year immediately preceding the first day a candidate is eligible to file for election to the office of property valuation administrator; set requirements for holding the examination and notifying the public about the examination; prohibit a person from taking the examination more than 2 times or more than once every 30 days; allow the county judge/executive to request up to 2 special examinations if no person received certification by the department; require any special examination requested to be held before the second Friday in December or until at least 1 person for that county is certified, whichever occurs first; prohibit a person from taking the special examination more than 2 times or more frequently than every 15 days; require the Department and the KCTCS to hold additional examinations if there is not a qualified candidate; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations for the rules of administrating and grading the examination; extend the retention of examination records to 18 months from 12 months; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Department of Revenue, property valuation administrator examination requirements County Judges/Executive - Property valuation administrator, vacancy authority, special examination request limitation Effective Dates, Emergency - Property valuation administrator, examination requirements Property Valuation Administrators - Examination, location and requirements State Agencies - Department of Revenue, property valuation administrator examination requirements

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Fiscal Note to House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Petrie
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 356

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Bridges
Summary	Amend KRS 132.380 to place limits on the amount of times a person is eligible to take the property valuation administrator examination.
Index Headings	Property Valuation Administrators - Exam, eligibility limitations

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	R. Bridges
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 356

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	B. Chester-Burton
Summary	Amend KRS 132.380 to require the Department of Revenue to create a study guide for the property valuation administrator examination; require the study guide to include a description of the property valuation administrator's job duties and responsibilities; require the study guide to be made available to any person desiring to take the examination.
Index Headings	Property Valuation Administrators - Exam, study guide State Agencies - Department of Revenue, PVA exam, study guide requirement