26RS SB 146

Senate Bill 146

Actions

Last Action	02/02/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to filings with the county clerk.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	412
Sponsor	J. Adams
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 64.012 to establish a flat fee of $33 to record a will or court-ordered name change with a county clerk; amend KRS 142.010 to establish a $4 tax on each recorded will; amend KRS 394.300 to establish timelines for retention and return of a recorded will by a county clerk; amend KRS 395.015 to authorize the clerk of the court to collect information and the applicable fee and tax on wills recorded by the court clerk; amend KRS 401.040 to authorize the clerk of the court to collect the recording fee for a court-ordered name change order on behalf of the county clerk; amend KRS 395.160 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Circuit Clerks - Name change order, county clerk recording fee, collection, establishment Circuit Clerks - Will, county clerk recording fee, collection, establishment County Clerks - Will, recorded, retention schedule, establishment County Clerks - Will, recording, flat fee, establishment County Clerks - Will, recording, tax, establishment Public Records And Reports - Name change order, recording, flat fee, establishment Public Records And Reports - Will, recording, fee, establishment Taxation - Will, recording, tax, establishment Wills, Trusts, And Estates - Will, recorded, retention schedule, establishment Wills, Trusts, And Estates - Will, recording, flat fee, establishment Wills, Trusts, And Estates - Will, recording, tax, establishment Local Mandate - Will, county clerk recording fee, collection, establishment