# Kentucky HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. Kentucky HB 606, AN ACT relating to economic development., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Wade Williams (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-02 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 159)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 606 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to economic development. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-18 - Last action: 2025-04-02, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 159) - Sponsor: Wade Williams (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Finance, Bonds, Public, Reports Mandated, Fiscal Note - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (250 yes, 17 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local governments can build regional projects: benefit, low. Two or more local governments from different counties can form a district for a shared development project. Each project must cover at least 300 connected acres and create at least 500 new jobs. Their agreement must spell out each government's investment, how the money is used, and services provide… - Sales tax payments support qualifying attractions: benefit, low. For qualifying attractions held July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2035, the law provides a sales tax incentive. Expanded eligibility covers public property in a consolidated local government or urban-county government. That government or Kentucky must own, operate, or control the property. A qualifyin… - Added property taxes in development districts: cost, medium. Property inside a regional development district can face an added annual property tax. The rate cannot exceed $0.10 per $100 of assessed value, on top of other property taxes. At that maximum rate, a property assessed at $200,000 owes $200 a year in district tax. The money pays for district service… - District workers and businesses face fees: cost, medium. A local government can charge up to 3% on covered pay and business net profits earned within a development district. All governments in the district agreement must agree to impose the fee. Businesses and activities exempt under KRS 68.180, 68.197, or 91.200 do not pay it. It must be the district's… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Wade Williams (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Josh Bray (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | passed | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-03-28 | House | passed | pass | 82 | 17 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 36 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-02-27 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 95 | 0 | | ## Actions (47) - 2025-04-02: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 159) - 2025-03-28: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-28: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2025-03-28: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-03-28: passed 82-17 (House) - 2025-03-28: Free Conference Committee report adopted in House (House) - 2025-03-28: posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report (1) (House) - 2025-03-28: taken from Rules (House) - 2025-03-28: to Rules (H) (House) - 2025-03-28: received in House (House) - 2025-03-28: passed 37-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-28: posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Report (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Free Conference Committee report filed in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Free Conference Committee report filed in House (House) - 2025-03-27: Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate (House) - 2025-03-27: Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate (House) - 2025-03-27: Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate (House) - 2025-03-27: Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate (House) - 2025-03-27: Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-27: posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-27: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-27: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-27: House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: taken from Rules (H) (House) - 2025-03-12: to Rules (H) (House) - 2025-03-12: received in House (House) - 2025-03-12: 3rd reading, passed 36-0-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-12: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 12, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-06: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-06: 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-03-06: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-05: returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-05: 1st reading (Senate) - 2025-03-05: taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-04: to Appropriations & Revenue (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-28: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-28: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-27: 3rd reading, passed 95-0 (House) - 2025-02-26: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 27, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-02-25: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2025-02-20: to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (House) - 2025-02-18: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-18: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb606/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb606/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb606/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb606/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS) - [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS) - [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS) - [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS) - [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS) - [HB 441: AN ACT relating to reemployment after retirement in the Teachers' Retirement Sy…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB441-2025RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).