HB 613 KY

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Introduced

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.

• M. Hart Republican · primary
• J. Nemes Republican · primary
• J. Decker Republican · primary
• D. Grossberg Democratic · primary
• S. Witten Republican · primary

1. Feb 10, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Feb 10, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Feb 18, 2026 to Local Government (H) · lower
4. Feb 24, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
5. Feb 25, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Feb 26, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed · lower
7. Mar 6, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026 · lower
8. Mar 11, 2026 floor amendment (2) filed · lower
9. Mar 26, 2026 taken from the Orders of the Day · lower
10. Mar 26, 2026 returned to Rules · lower
11. Apr 15, 2026 recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · lower