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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky HB 262 exempts aircraft sales to nonresidents from state sales tax under specific conditions
Last action · January 15, 2026: to Appropriations & Revenue (H)Sponsor: Kim Holloway
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky HB 262 exempts aircraft sold to nonresidents and delivered within the state from , provided the aircraft is consumed outside Kentucky, not based or registered locally, and removed from the state within 30 days of purchase.
The measure changes tax obligations for non-resident aircraft buyers and aircraft retailers in Kentucky by removing sales tax liability for qualifying out-of-state purchases.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Nonresident aircraft purchasers
Nonresident buyers purchasing aircraft delivered in Kentucky are exempt from paying state sales and use tax if specific out-of-state conditions are met.
Aircraft retailers in Kentucky
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteeto Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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