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HB 729 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the exemption of state and local excise, sales, and use taxes from food, food ingredients, prescription drugs, and residential and on-farm utilities.

Summary
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to exempt from state and local excise, sales, and use taxes food, food ingredients, prescription drugs, residential utilities, and on-farm utilities; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExempts essential items (food, medicine, utilities) from sales/use taxes, providing direct tax relief to lower/middle-income households on necessities, aligning with support indicators.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExempts prescription drugs from sales tax, reducing patient costs and improving medication access, aligning with healthcare access indicators.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingExempts residential utilities from sales tax, reducing housing costs for residents and increasing affordability without direct housing policy language.85% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Feb 27, 2025
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Feb 27, 2025
Committee
to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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