A series of bills that would amend the state constitution and implement a local option sales tax to fund city and county projects has won support in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo said he now supports the bill following a conversation with Gov. Steve Beshear, and expects it to head to the House floor for a vote.
House Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins says the bill will likely be voted on in order to give the Senate enough time to discuss it.
“I know that the issue is being worked right now, and don’t know myself … exactly where the vote count is, but I know there’s a lot of work going in by a lot of people to see if the votes are there to be able to bring it out here and debate it and see if it can move forward,” said Adkins.
If passed, the measure would go before voters this November, and would implement a 1 percent sales tax on top of Kentucky’s 6 percent sales tax to fund local projects.
