Kentucky bills · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB 324
AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
No sponsor recorded.
Summary
Official abstract published by the Kentucky legislature· Summary of Original Version
Amend KRS 141.383 and 154.61-020 to allow that any unallocated portion of the $75 million credit cap be carried forward for utilization in subsequent calendar years for high-impact motion pictures or entertainment productions; amend KRS 154.12-280 to require the Kentucky Film Office to review applications, notify applicants of additional information needed, and forward applications to the Cabinet for Economic Development and the Kentucky Film Leadership Council; amend KRS 154.12-282 to update functions and purposes of the Kentucky Film Leadership Council; amend KRS 154.61-010 to define terms and revise definitions; provide that a motion picture or entertainment production eligible for credit includes a video game, music video, or commercial; amend KRS 154.61-020 to increase the minimum amount of qualifying expenditures and qualifying payroll expenditures that must be expended by an approved company to qualify for tax incentives; require, in addition to current reports, the submission of a certified audit by an approved company within 180 days of completion of production.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 324 w/ HCS 1, HCA 1 (T) | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Apr 15, 2026 Senate | Pass | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
| Mar 17, 2026 Senate | PASS SB 324 w/ SCS 1 | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
Actions
- Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 194) - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
delivered to Governor - Apr 15, 2026 · House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
passed 37-0 - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
to Rules (S) - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
received in Senate - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
3rd reading, passed 80-15 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
placed in the Orders of the Day - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
taken from Rules - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) - Apr 15, 2026 · House
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) - Apr 15, 2026 · House
taken from Committee on Committees (H) - Apr 1, 2026 · House
returned to Committee on Committees (H) - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
2nd reading - Apr 1, 2026 · House
taken from Committee on Committees (H) - Mar 31, 2026 · House
returned to Committee on Committees (H) - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
1st reading - Mar 31, 2026 · House
taken from Committee on Committees (H) - Mar 18, 2026 · House
to Committee on Committees (H) - Mar 18, 2026 · House
received in House - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day - Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026 - Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
2nd reading, to Rules - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
to Committee on Committees (S) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
introduced in Senate