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HB869Introduced in the House

AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.

Passed

Introduced by Adam Bowling, District 87

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Create a new section of Subchapter 20 of KRS Chapter 154 to establish the rural building and job creation revolving fund; specify uses of the fund to assist with compliance risk mitigation for the New Markets Tax Credits Program, or to issue low-interest loans to assist with construction of new buildings or renovations of existing buildings for lease to target wage economic development projects; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to report on the fund; create a new section of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to require the cabinet to work with the workforce liaison appointed by the president of the Kentucky Career and Technical College System to promote jobs created in the Commonwealth as a result of incentive programs; require the cabinet to conduct a feasibility and impact study on interstate reciprocity between state economic development programming; amend the general fund appropriation authorized in 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 199, Part I, B, 1.,(12) to not lapse and carry forward; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Where it stands

signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 198)

April 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House: Veto Override RCS# 512 · April 15, 2026

70

Yes

22

No

8

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Steven Rudy1Yes
Kimberly Holloway2No
Randy Bridges3Yes
Wade Williams4Yes
Mary Imes5Yes
Chris Freeland6Yes
Suzanne Miles7Yes
Walker Thomas8Yes
Myron Dossett9Yes
Josh Calloway10Absent

Bill history

  1. introduced in House

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. taken from Committee on Committees (H)

  4. 1st reading

  5. returned to Committee on Committees (H)

  6. to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  7. taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  8. 2nd reading

  9. returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

  10. reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)

  11. taken from Rules

  12. placed in the Orders of the Day

  13. 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

  14. received in Senate

  15. to Committee on Committees (S)

  16. to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S)

  17. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  18. 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill

  19. posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026

  20. 3rd reading, passed 36-2 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  21. received in House

  22. to Rules (H)

  23. posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  24. House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  25. received in Senate

  26. to Rules (S)

  27. posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  28. Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  29. Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

  30. Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate

  31. Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate

  32. Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

  33. Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate

  34. Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate

  35. posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report

  36. passed 37-0

  37. received in House

  38. to Rules (H)

  39. posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report

  40. taken from Rules

  41. Free Conference Committee report adopted in House

  42. passed 70-22

  43. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  44. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  45. delivered to Governor

  46. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 198)

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