Thankfully, R. Crimm, L. Belcher, B. Linder's HB19/FN is was recently vetoed by Gov. Bevin. The initially well intentioned ACT relating to the promotion of organ and bone marrow donation would have created a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish the employers' organ and bone marrow donation tax credit; amend KRS 141.0205 to provide the ordering of the credit; declare short title to be the Living Organ and Bone Marrow Donor Assistance Act of 2016.
This bill took a completely unrelated turn when when Rep. A. Kerr porked a floor amendment amending KRS 153.450 to allow an urban-county government to impose an additional 2.5 percent local transient room tax to fund the renovation, expansion, or improvement of a convention center; require proceeds to be used for repayment of debt associated with the project; and require the levy to sunset upon completion of the project and repayment of all associated debt.
This bill took a completely unrelated turn when when Rep. A. Kerr porked a floor amendment amending KRS 153.450 to allow an urban-county government to impose an additional 2.5 percent local transient room tax to fund the renovation, expansion, or improvement of a convention center; require proceeds to be used for repayment of debt associated with the project; and require the levy to sunset upon completion of the project and repayment of all associated debt.
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