Kentucky governor signs bill to lower income tax

Kentucky Governor Signs GOP-Backed Personal Income Tax Cut
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has signed off on a bill that will lower Kentucky’s individual income tax starting next year
Governor signs bill into law to lower Kentucky's income tax
Kentucky's bill to lower the state's individual income tax has been signed into law. The Senate took up the bill Tuesday, the first day that lawmakers reconvened since the January break. Republicans have supermajorities in both chambers.
Kentucky legislature passes bill to cut individual income tax
The Kentucky legislature passed House Bill 1, which reduces the state's individual income tax from 4% to 3.5%.
Kentucky lawmakers send bill to cut the state's income tax to the governor. He supports it.
Final passage came on a 34-3 Senate vote to lower the tax to 3.5% from 4% at the start of 2026. The bill goes to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who has said he supports the tax cut. It continues a downward trend in the personal income tax rate since the GOP gained full control of the legislature in 2017.
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