AN ACT relating to sales and use tax. [SB-117]
Amend KRS 139.472 to delete the words "in humans" and "human" from the definition of "drug"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt drugs and over-the-counter drugs that are purchased by a farmer and used in the treatment of certain farm animals; apply to sales made after August 1, 2020, but before August 1, 2024; require the Department of Revenue to report the claimed exemptions to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue; amend KRS 131.190 to give the department the authority to report the information to the Legislative Research Commission;
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SB-117: AN ACT relating to sales and use tax.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Givens
To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 01/29/2020
AN ACT relating to the Optometry Scholarship Program. [SB-134]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164.740 to 164.7891 to establish the Optometry Scholarship Program; define scholarship eligibility requirements; direct the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to promulgate regulations and administer the program; create the Optometry Scholarship Program fund; APPROPRIATION.
SB-134: AN ACT relating to the Optometry Scholarship Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Givens
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 58) on 03/27/2020
AN ACT relating to the registration of farmers for sales and use tax exemption purposes. [SB-148]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 139 to require persons engaged in farming to obtain an agriculture exemption number to claim an exemption from sales and use tax; require the Department of Revenue to develop a searchable database for sellers and retailers to verify the agriculture exemption number if the purchaser cannot produce documentation of the agriculture exemption number at the time of sale; Effective January 1, 2021.
SB-148: AN ACT relating to the registration of farmers for sales and use tax exemption purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Givens
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 38) on 03/27/2020
AN ACT relating to career and technical education. [SB-156]
Create a new section of KRS 158.810 to 158.818 directing the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a plan to transition all state-operated secondary vocational education centers to local school districts by July 1, 2024; require the Commissioner of Education to establish and appoint members to a workgroup to help develop and implement the plan; describe what the plan shall include; require the Kentucky Board of Education to approve the plan; require the department to provide an annual report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education.
SB-156: AN ACT relating to career and technical education.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Givens
To Education (h) on 02/28/2020