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KY HB325
Bill
Status
1/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Lehman
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AI Summary
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Amends the qualification requirements for small businesses under Kentucky's Angel Investor Program and investment fund programs by removing the requirement that 50% of employees be located in Kentucky, while maintaining the requirement that 50% of assets and operations remain in the Commonwealth
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Modifies reporting requirements for qualified small businesses, removing employee location data from the demographic information that must be reported to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue
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Applies to annual compliance reports that qualified small businesses must file for 4 years after receiving investment, requiring demonstration that 50% of assets and operations (no longer employees) remain in Kentucky
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Updates definitions across multiple statutes (KRS 141.396, 154.20-234, 154.20-240, and 154.20-254) to consistently reflect the removal of employee location requirements from the 50% threshold test
Legislative Description
AN ACT relating to economic development incentives.
Small Business
Last Action
to Small Business & Information Technology (H)
1/20/2026