Bill Sponsor
Kentucky Senate Bill 197
Session 2026RS
AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Apr 27, 2026
First Action
Feb 13, 2026
Latest Action
Apr 27, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
197
State
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Senate Votes (3)
Motion Text
FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 197 w/ HCS 2, HCA 2 (T)
Senate Roll Call Votes
Unknown
Berg
Yes
Unknown
Boswell
Yes
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Carpenter
Yes
Unknown
Carroll
Yes
Unknown
ChambersArmstrong
Yes
Unknown
Clemons
Yes
Unknown
Deneen
Yes
Unknown
Douglas
Yes
Unknown
Elkins
Yes
Unknown
Funke Frommeyer
Yes
Unknown
Girdler
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Givens
Yes
Unknown
Herron
Yes
Unknown
Higdon
Yes
Unknown
Howell
Yes
Unknown
Madon
Yes
Unknown
Mays Bledsoe
Yes
Unknown
McDaniel
Yes
Unknown
Mills
Yes
Unknown
Neal
Yes
Unknown
Nunn
Yes
Unknown
Raque Adams
Yes
Unknown
Rawlings
Yes
Unknown
Reed
Yes
Unknown
Richardson
Yes
Unknown
Stivers
Yes
Unknown
Storm
Yes
Unknown
Tichenor
Didn't Vote
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Webb
Yes
Unknown
West
No
Unknown
Wheeler
Yes
Unknown
Wise
Yes
Summary
Create a new section of Subchapter 32 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish a tiered county system for eligible companies to receive incentives under the Kentucky Business Investment Program; amends KRS 154.32-010 to define "tier"; amends KRS 154.32-020 and 154.32-040 to conform; amend KRS 154.32-050 to specify tiering procedures; amend KRS 154.32-060 to require the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority to identify and certify or decertify the tiers for all counties on an annual basis into 4 tax credit tiers; provide that the incentives available under this subchapter be determined based on the county where the economic development project is located by an approved company; provide a county's tier will be based on a 5 year average of its unemployment rate and population ranking; amend KRS 154.32-090, 154.61-010, 154.61-020, and 141.383 to conform.
04/27/2026
Senate
delivered to Secretary of State
04/27/2026
Senate
line items vetoed
04/15/2026
Senate
delivered to Governor
04/15/2026
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
04/15/2026
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
04/15/2026
Senate
passed 35-1
04/15/2026
Senate
Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (2) and Committee Amendment (2-title)
04/15/2026
Senate
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (2) and Committee Amendment (2-title)
04/15/2026
Senate
to Rules (S)
04/15/2026
Senate
received in Senate
04/15/2026
Senate
3rd reading, passed 82-7 with Committee Substitute (2) and Committee Amendment (2-title)
04/15/2026
Senate
placed in the Orders of the Day
04/15/2026
Senate
taken from Rules
04/15/2026
Senate
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) and Committee Amendment (2-title)
04/15/2026
House
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
04/15/2026
Senate
taken from the Orders of the Day
03/27/2026
Senate
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
03/27/2026
Senate
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
03/27/2026
Senate
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/26/2026
House
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/26/2026
Senate
2nd reading
03/26/2026
House
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/25/2026
House
returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/25/2026
Senate
1st reading
03/25/2026
House
taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/11/2026
House
to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/10/2026
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
03/10/2026
House
received in House
03/06/2026
Senate
3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (2) and (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/05/2026
Senate
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
03/05/2026
Senate
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/04/2026
Senate
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 05 2026
03/03/2026
Senate
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/27/2026
Senate
2nd reading, to Rules
02/26/2026
Senate
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
02/17/2026
Senate
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)
02/13/2026
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
02/13/2026
Senate
introduced in Senate
Sources
Record Created
Feb 13, 2026 10:49:49 PM
Record Updated
Apr 28, 2026 1:16:37 AM