Bill to lower Kentucky’s income tax again clears 1st hurdle

Bill to lower Kentucky’s income tax again clears first hurdle
Leaders in Kentucky’s General Assembly aim to eliminate the state income tax. Three years ago, they passed House Bill 8, a formula of financial triggers that, when met, would slowly initiate cuts to the income tax by a half percent. House Bill 1 sets the next cut in motion from 4% to 3.5%.
Plan to lower Kentucky's income tax advances with bipartisan support — and some caution
In a 90-7 vote, the Kentucky state House voted Thursday to advance a bill that would cut the state income tax rate from 4% to 3.5%.
Another cut in Kentucky’s income tax is rolling as Republicans advance House Bill 1
Republican lawmakers wasted no time advancing a bill on the second day of this year’s legislative session to further reduce Kentucky’s individual income tax rate. The bill is a top GOP priority and would move Republicans closer to their goal of eventually eliminating the tax altogether.
Republicans tout lower income tax, gig Beshear at Kentucky Chamber of Commerce dinner
A few hours after the House passed another reduction of the state’s income tax, top Kentucky politicians addressed business leaders at the annual Kentucky Chamber Day Dinner in Lexington. Republicans House Speaker David Osborne and Senate President Robert Stivers,
Income tax cut expected to be a top priority as Kentucky lawmakers convene for a 30-day session
Kentucky’s Republican-dominated legislature has convened to start a 30-day session that's expected to include action to reduce the state’s individual income tax rate.
House committee advances bill to cut Kentucky income tax rate to 3.5%
The bill would lower Kentucky’s individual income tax rate from 4% to 3.5% in 2026, projected to lower state revenue by $718 million annually.
Kentucky House votes 90-7 to lower state’s individual income tax rate
(LEX 18) — The Kentucky House voted 90-7 to lower the state’s individual income tax rate on Thursday. Republicans delivered on a top priority just three days into this year’s 30-day legislative session as they moved on House Bill 1. The bill would lower the tax to 3.5% from 4% at the beginning of 2026.
Income tax cut clears House by wide margin
Legislation that would cut the state’s income tax rate from four percent to 3.5 percent effective January 1, 2026, has become the first piece of legislation
House committee advances bill to reduce state income tax in 2026
KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS ARE TAKING STEPS TO LOWER THE STATE’S INCOME TAX RATE. TODAY, THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE COMMITTEE PASSED HOUSE BILL ONE. THE MEASURE WOULD REDUCE THE RATE FROM 4% TO 3.5% AT THE START OF NEXT YEAR.
Kentucky House Votes to Reduce the Individual Income Tax Rate, a Top GOP Priority
The Kentucky House has voted to reduce the individual income tax rate, as Republicans deliver on a top priority three days into the new legislative session
Republicans and some Dems in House charge forward to pass income tax cut
Kentuckians $700 million and your voters will know about it,” one GOP legislator said. It cuts the income tax rate down from 4% to 3.5% by Jan. 1, 2026
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