| Last Action | 03/10/26: 3rd reading, passed 63-31 with Committee Substitute (1) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to regulated substances and declaring an emergency. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 323 |
| Sponsors | J. Petrie, M. Koch, D. Osborne |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 138 to define terms; impose a 4% state retail regulatory license fee on all alcoholic beverage and cannabis-infused beverage sales to consumers by alcoholic beverage retailers; establish procedures and duties of retailers; impose state wholesale regulatory license fees on alcoholic beverages and cannabis-infused beverages and state retail regulatory license fees on kratom, hemp-derived, and cannabinoid products; set out regulatory license fee rates, deductions for timely filing and payment, and licensee duties; amend KRS 211.285 to fund the alcohol wellness and responsibility education fund with 0.5% of the collected state retail regulatory license fees; create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to establish Department for Public Health laboratory and testing standards and procedures; amend KRS 241.010 to define "state or national conference" and redefine "alcoholic beverages"; amend KRS 241.069 to delete outdated language; amend various sections of KRS Chapter 243 to establish state license fees for new and existing license types; limit licensee discipline to only the specific license in question; establish a souvenir package license for distillers; authorize distillers, small farm wineries, and microbreweries to allow leashed dogs on their premises; allow caterers and special temporary auction licensees at state and national conferences; modify the privileges for various licensees, including a wholesaler, Class B distiller, and special agent or solicitor; add references to the new tax structure and statutes; modify requirements for public notice of a license application; sunset existing excise, wholesale, and other taxes on July 1, 2027, as they relate to alcoholic beverages and cannabis-infused beverages; repeal and reenact KRS 243.075, relating to local regulatory license fees, to allow any moist or wet city or county to impose the fee; authorize audits of each city's or county's regulatory license fee fund by the Auditor of Public Accounts for the most recent 10 years; describe audit penalties for cities and counties that fail to substantially comply; direct cities and counties to reduce the regulatory license fee to 3% within 4 years; limit future cities and counties to a 1% regulatory license fee; amend KRS 244.080 to permanently prohibit a retail license from using a premises if the licensee sold to minors at that premises 3 or more times in 24 months; amend KRS 244.585 to establish limitations for agreements between distributors and breweries or microbreweries; amend KRS 131.250, 139.010, 243.045, 243.430, 243.790, 243.850, and 243.990 to conform; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2027; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Alcoholic Beverages - Alcoholic beverages, licensing and taxation, omnibus bill Auditor Of Public Accounts - Local regulatory license fees, city and county accounts Contracts - Malt beverage distribution agreements, restrictions Distilled Spirits - Alcoholic beverages, licensing and taxation, omnibus bill Drugs And Medicines - Taxation, kratom and hemp-derived cannabinoid products Effective Dates, Delayed - Alcoholic beverages, licensing and taxation, omnibus bill Effective Dates, Emergency - Alcoholic beverages, licensing and taxation, omnibus bill Fees - Alcoholic beverages, licenses Foods And Beverages - Taxation, hemp-derived cannabinoid products Licensing - Alcoholic beverages, licensing and taxation, omnibus bill Local Government - Alcoholic beverages, local regulatory license fees Malt Beverages - Alcoholic beverages, licensing and taxation, omnibus bill Sunset Legislation - Alcoholic beverages, taxation, modification Taxation - Alcohol and regulated substances, taxation, modification Taxation, Sales And Use - Alcohol and regulated substances, taxation, modification Trade Practices And Retailing - Alcoholic beverages, licensing and taxation, omnibus bill Wine And Wineries - Alcoholic beverages, licensing and taxation, omnibus bill |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 03/04/26 |
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| 03/06/26 |
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| 03/09/26 |
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| 03/10/26 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions; require accreditation through a recognized accreditation body for any laboratory certified by the Department for Public Health to test hemp-derived cannabinoid products; define terms relating to certified laboratories; make technical corrections. |
| Index Headings |
Local Mandate - Certified laboratories, hemp-derived cannabinoid products, testing Agriculture - Certified laboratories, hemp-derived cannabinoid products, testing Cannabis - Certified laboratories, hemp-derived cannabinoid products, testing Consumer Protection - Certified laboratories, hemp-derived cannabinoid products, testing Drugs And Medicines - Certified laboratories, hemp-derived cannabinoid products, testing Foods And Beverages - Certified laboratories, hemp-derived cannabinoid products, testing Public Health - Certified laboratories, hemp-derived cannabinoid products, testing Science And Technology - Certified laboratories, hemp-derived cannabinoid products, testing State Agencies - Department for Public Health, hemp-derived cannabinoid products, certified laboratories Technical Corrections - Regulated substances, omnibus bill |
Last updated: 3/10/2026 6:13 PM (EDT)