| Last Action | 03/06/26: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026 |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to revenues for the provision of emergency services. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 2117 |
| Sponsors | M. Hart, D. Grossberg, S. Witten |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 75.040 to establish conditions under which a fire protection district or volunteer fire department district may exceed the maximum established tax rate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 75 to establish the procedure by which a fire protection district or volunteer fire department district may exceed the maximum tax rate set in KRS 75.040 by requiring a public hearing and notification to the public; establish the methods by which the public may recall the portion of the levy that increases the tax beyond the previous year's rate; exempt the rates from the provisions of KRS 132.023; amend KRS 75A.050 to establish conditions under which a fire district may exceed the maximum established tax rate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 75A to establish the procedure by which a fire district may exceed the maximum tax rate set out in KRS 75A.050 by requiring a public hearing and notification to the public; establish the methods by which the public may recall the portion of the levy that increases the tax beyond the previous year's rate; exempt the rates from the provisions of KRS 132.023; amend KRS 75.015 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Counties - Property tax, emergency services, rate increases Effective Dates, Delayed - Property tax, emergency services, rate increase, January 1, 2027 Emergency Medical Services - Emergency services, rate increases, method, recall provisions Firefighters And Fire Departments - Property tax, rate increases, method, recall provisions Local Government - Property tax, emergency services, rate increases, method, recall provisions Special Districts - Property tax, emergency services, rate increases, method, recall provisions Special Purpose Governmental Entities - Property tax, emergency services, rate increases, method, recall provisions Taxation - Property tax, emergency services, rate increases, method, recall provisions Taxation, Property - Emergency services, rate increases, method, recall provisions Local Mandate - Property tax, emergency services, rate increases, method, recall provisions |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Floor Amendment 1 |
| 02/10/26 |
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| 02/18/26 |
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| 03/06/26 |
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| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | J. Hodgson |
| Summary | Amend Sections 1 and 2 of the Act to reduce the percentage of signers of a petition for recalling the rate for fire departments to 5% from 10%. |
| Index Headings |
Counties - Emergency services taxes, exceeding maximum tax rate, petition for recall, number of signatures Fire Prevention - Emergency services taxes, exceeding maximum tax rate, petition for recall, number of signatures Firefighters And Fire Departments - Emergency services taxes, exceeding maximum tax rate, petition for recall, number of signatures Local Government - Emergency services taxes, exceeding maximum tax rate, petition for recall, number of signatures Special Districts - Emergency services taxes, exceeding maximum tax rate, petition for recall, number of signatures Taxation - Emergency services taxes, exceeding maximum tax rate, petition for recall, number of signatures Taxation, Property - Emergency services taxes, exceeding maximum tax rate, petition for recall, number of signatures |
Last updated: 3/6/2026 4:40 PM (EST)