AN ACT relating to the exemption of certain animal services from sales and use tax.

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Amend KRS 139.470 to exempt from sales and use tax pet adoption fees and certain small veterinarian service fees charged by local government animal shelters and nonprofit animal welfare organizations; apply to transactions on or after August 1, 2026.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 8, 2026
Last action: Jan 15, 2026 — to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Session: 2026RS
Momentum: 29 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 12%, measured from KY's completed sessions
Momentum -5 29/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 268 days quiet

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