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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky Legislature implements federal education opportunity scholarship tax credit program
Last action · March 17, 2026: received in Senate to Rules (S) taken from Rules posted for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 31-5 received in House enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 4)Sponsors: Kim Moser and 18 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky enacts participation in the federal education opportunity scholarship tax credit program, authorizing the General Assembly to make the state election and designating the Secretary of State to report participation and submit required lists annually by January 1.
Establishes a state-level framework for taxpayers to claim federal tax credits through contributions to scholarship-granting organizations, involving administrative fee collection and website publication of federal guidance by the Secretary of State.
- House Bill 1 was enacted after the General Assembly voted to override a gubernatorial veto on March 17, 2026. context
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.
Secretary of State
Must report state election details annually by January 1, publish administrative regulations and federal guidance, and administer fee collection.
scholarship granting organizations
Subject to administrative fee collection by the Secretary of State to fund program administration.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is authorized to report Kentucky's participation in the federal tax credit program?
How are the administrative costs of this program funded?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Vetoed by the governor.
Procedural history
11 actions- Mar 17, 2026Housereceived in Senate to Rules (S) taken from Rules posted for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 31-5 received in House enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 4)
- Mar 16, 2026Housereceived in House to Rules (H) taken from Rules posted for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 77-14-1
- Mar 13, 2026HouseVetoed
- Mar 2, 2026SenateEnrolledenrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
- Feb 27, 2026HouseEnrolled3rd reading, passed 33-5 received in House enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- Feb 26, 2026HouseFloorreported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 27 2026
Show 5 earlier actions
- Feb 25, 2026SenateIntroducedreceived in Senate to Committee on Committees (S) to Education (S) taken from Education (S) 1st reading returned to Education (S)
- Feb 24, 2026HouseFloorreported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day floor amendment (3), (4), (5), and (6) filed to Committee Substitute 3rd reading, passed 79-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
- Feb 23, 2026HouseFloortaken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) 2nd reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H) floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
- Feb 20, 2026HouseCommitteetaken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) 1st reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Feb 19, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H) to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Version history
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State Opt-In for Federal Education Tax Credit
Kentucky formally establishes state-level participation in the federal education opportunity scholarship tax credit program via legislative enactment.
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Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
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- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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