Kentucky House Bill 496 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 22 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-23 - to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 132 to exempt federally documented vessels from property taxation; create new sections of KRS Chapter 235 to establish the waterway usage fee and the distribution of revenue generated from the fee; establish the waterway usage fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 148 to establish the Kentucky lakes and rivers tourism fund; require grants of money from the fund to go to marinas qualifying through an application process; amend KRS 235.990 to establish a penalty for nonpayment of the waterway usage fee; amend KRS 235.999 and 150.160 to distribute the money collected from the penalty; amend KRS 132.020 and 132.200 to make conforming changes; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024; APPROPRIATION.

AN ACT relating to motorboats and making an appropriation therefor.

Rep. Ken Upchurch [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-23	House	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2023-02-22	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-02-22	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb496.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb496/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/23RS/hb496/LM.pdf