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%.
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The Kentucky General Assembly resumed its session this week, with the House swiftly advancing a key priority: reducing the state's income tax rate.
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%.
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.
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.
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.
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
Income tax cut clears Kentucky House on bipartisan vote
Republicans in the Kentucky House easily advanced a bill to cut the state’s individual income tax furthering their goal of eventually ending it.
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