AN ACT relating to sales and use tax exemptions for baby and personal care products.

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AN ACT relating to sales and use tax exemptions for baby and personal care 1
products. 2
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 3
Section 1. KRS 139.010 is amended to read as follows: 4
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise provides: 5
(1) (a) "Admissions" means the fees paid for: 6
1. The right of entrance to a display, program, sporting event, music 7
concert, performance, play, show, movie, exhibit, fair, or other 8
entertainment or amusement event or venue; and 9
2. The privilege of using facilities or participating in an event or activity, 10
including but not limited to: 11
a. Bowling centers; 12
b. Skating rinks; 13
c. Health spas; 14
d. Swimming pools; 15
e. Tennis courts; 16
f. Weight training facilities; 17
g. Fitness and recreational sports centers; and 18
h. Golf courses, both public and private; 19
regardless of whether the fee paid is per use or in any other form, 20
including but not limited to an initiation fee, monthly fee, membership 21
fee, or combination thereof. 22
(b) "Admissions" does not include: 23
1. Any fee paid to enter or participate in a fishing tournament; or 24
2. Any fee paid for the use of a boat ramp for the purpose of allowing 25
boats to be launched into or hauled out from the water; 26
(2) "Advertising and promotional direct mail" means direct mail the primary purpose of 27
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which is to attract public attention to a product, person, business, or organization, or 1
to attempt to sell, popularize, or secure financial support for a product, person, 2
business, or organization. As used in this defi nition, "product" means tangible 3
personal property, an item transferred electronically, or a service; 4
(3) (a) "Breast pump" means an electrically or manually controlled pump device 5
designed or marketed to be used to express milk from a human breast 6
during lactation. 7
(b) "Breast pump" includes the electrically or manually controlled pump device 8
and any battery, AC adapter, or other power supply unit packaged and sold 9
with the pump device at the time of sale to power the pump device; 10
(4) (a) "Breast pump co llection and storage supplies" means items of tangible 11
personal property designed or marketed to be used in conjunction with a 12
breast pump to collect milk expressed from a human breast and to store 13
collected milk until it is ready for consumption. 14
(b) "Breast pump collection and storage supplies" includes but is not limited 15
to: 16
1. Breast shields and breast shield connectors; 17
2. Breast pump tubes and tubing adapters; 18
3. Breast pump valves and membranes; 19
4. Backflow protectors and backflow protector adaptors; 20
5. Bottles and bottle caps specific to the operation of the breast pump; 21
6. Breast milk storage bags; and 22
7. Other items that may be useful to initiate, support, or sustain 23
breastfeeding using a breast pump during lactation, that may be sold 24
separately, but are generally sold as part of a breast pump kit. 25
(c) "Breast pump collection and storage supplies" does not include, unless sold 26
as part of a breast pump kit prepackaged by the breast pump manufacturer 27
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or distributor: 1
1. Bottles and bottle caps not specific to the operation of the breast 2
pump; 3
2. Breast pu mp travel bags and other similar carrying accessories, 4
including ice packs, labels, and other similar products; 5
3. Breast pump cleaning supplies; 6
4. Nursing bras, bra pads, breast shells, and other similar products; and 7
5. Creams, ointments, and other s imilar products that relieve 8
breastfeeding-related symptoms or conditions of the breasts or nipples; 9
(5) "Breast pump kit" means a kit that contains a breast pump and one (1) or more 10
of the following items: 11
(a) Breast pump collection and storage supplies; and 12
(b) Other taxable items of tangible personal property that may be useful to 13
initiate, support, or sustain breastfeeding using a breast pump during 14
lactation, so long as the other taxable items of tangible personal property 15
sold with the breast pump kit at the time of sale are less than ten percent 16
(10%) of the total sales price of the breast pump kit; 17
(6) "Business" includes any activity engaged in by any person or caused to be engaged 18
in by that person with the object of gain, benefit, or advantage, either direct or 19
indirect; 20
(7)[(4)] "Commonwealth" means the Commonwealth of Kentucky; 21
(8)[(5)] (a) "Cosmetic surgery services" means modifications to all areas of the 22
head, neck, and body to enhance appearance through surgical and medical 23
techniques. 24
(b) "Cosmetic surgery services" does not include surgery services that are 25
medically necessary to reconstruct or correct dysfunctional areas of the face 26
and body due to birth disorders, trauma, burns, or disease; 27
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(9)[(6)] "Department" means the Department of Revenue; 1
(10) "Diaper" means an absorbent garment worn by humans who are incapable of, or 2
have difficulty, controlling their bladder or bowel movements; 3
(11)[(7)] (a) "Digital audio -visual works" means a series of related images which, 4
when shown in succes sion, impart an impression of motion, with 5
accompanying sounds, if any. 6
(b) "Digital audio -visual works" includes movies, motion pictures, musical 7
videos, news and entertainment programs, and live events. 8
(c) "Digital audio -visual works" does[shall] not in clude video greeting cards, 9
video games, and electronic games; 10
(12)[(8)] (a) "Digital audio works" means works that result from the fixation of a 11
series of musical, spoken, or other sounds. 12
(b) "Digital audio works" includes ringtones, recorded or live son gs, music, 13
readings of books or other written materials, speeches, or other sound 14
recordings. 15
(c) "Digital audio works" does[shall] not include audio greeting cards sent by 16
electronic mail; 17
(13)[(9)] (a) "Digital books" means works that are generally recog nized in the 18
ordinary and usual sense as books, including any literary work expressed in 19
words, numbers, or other verbal or numerical symbols or indicia if the literary 20
work is generally recognized in the ordinary or usual sense as a book. 21
(b) "Digital boo ks" does[shall] not include digital audio -visual works, digital 22
audio works, periodicals, magazines, newspapers, or other news or 23
information products, chat rooms, or weblogs; 24
(14)[(10)] (a) "Digital code" means a code which provides a purchaser with a rig ht to 25
obtain one (1) or more types of digital property. A "digital code" may be 26
obtained by any means, including electronic mail messaging or by tangible 27
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means, regardless of the code's designation as a song code, video code, or 1
book code. 2
(b) "Digital code" does[shall] not include a code that represents: 3
1. A stored monetary value that is deducted from a total as it is used by the 4
purchaser; or 5
2. A redeemable card, gift card, or gift certificate that entitles the holder to 6
select specific types of digital property; 7
(15)[(11)] (a) "Digital property" means any of the following which is transferred 8
electronically: 9
1. Digital audio works; 10
2. Digital books; 11
3. Finished artwork; 12
4. Digital photographs; 13
5. Periodicals; 14
6. Newspapers; 15
7. Magazines; 16
8. Video greeting cards; 17
9. Audio greeting cards; 18
10. Video games; 19
11. Electronic games; or 20
12. Any digital code related to this property. 21
(b) "Digital property" does[shall] not include digital audio -visual works or 22
satellite radio programming; 23
(16)[(12)] (a) "Direct mail" means printed material delivered or distributed by United 24
States mail or other delivery service to a mass audience or to addressees on a 25
mailing list provided by the purchaser or at the direction of the purchaser 26
when the cost of the items are not billed directly to the recipient. 27
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(b) "Direct mail" includes tangible personal property supplied directly or 1
indirectly by the purchaser to the direct mail retailer for inclusion in the 2
package containing the printed material. 3
(c) "Direct mail" does not include multiple items of printed material delivered to 4
a single address; 5
(17)[(13)] "Directly used in the manufacturing or industrial processing process " means 6
the process that commences with the movement of raw materials from storage into 7
a continuous, unbroken, integrated process and ends when the finished product is 8
packaged and ready for sale; 9
(18)[(14)] (a) "Executive employee recruitment services" m eans services provided by 10
a person to locate potential candidates to fill open senior -level management 11
positions. 12
(b) "Executive employee recruitment services" includes but is not limited to 13
making a detailed list of client requirements, researching and id entifying 14
potential candidates, performing prescreening interviews, and providing 15
contract and salary negotiations; 16
(19)[(15)] (a) "Extended warranty services" means services provided through a service 17
contract agreement between the contract provider and the purchaser where the 18
purchaser agrees to pay compensation for the contract and the provider agrees 19
to repair, replace, support, or maintain tangible personal property, digital 20
property, real property, or prewritten computer software access services 21
according to the terms of the contract. 22
(b) "Extended warranty services" does not include the sale of a service contract 23
agreement for tangible personal property to be used by a small telephone 24
utility as defined in KRS 278.516 or a Tier III CMRS provider as de fined in 25
KRS 65.7621 to deliver communications services as defined in KRS 136.602 26
or broadband; 27
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(20)[(16)] (a) "Finished artwork" means final art that is used for actual reproduction 1
by photomechanical or other processes or for display purposes. 2
(b) "Finished artwork" includes: 3
1. Assemblies; 4
2. Charts; 5
3. Designs; 6
4. Drawings; 7
5. Graphs; 8
6. Illustrative materials; 9
7. Lettering; 10
8. Mechanicals; 11
9. Paintings; and 12
10. Paste-ups; 13
(21)[(17)] (a) "Gross receipts" and "sales price" mean the total amount or 14
consideration, including cash, credit, property, and services, for which 15
tangible personal property, digital property, or services are sold, leased, or 16
rented, valued in money, whether received in money or otherwise, without 17
any deduction for any of the following: 18
1. The retailer's cost of the tangible personal property, digital property, or 19
services sold; 20
2. The cost of the materials used, labor or service cost, interest, losses, all 21
costs of transportation to the retailer, all taxes imposed on the retailer, or 22
any other expense of the retailer; 23
3. Charges by the retailer for any services necessary to complete the sale; 24
4. Delivery charges, which are defined as charges by the retailer for the 25
preparation and delivery to a location designated by the purchaser 26
including transportation, shipping, postage, handling, crating, and 27
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packing; 1
5. Any amount for which credit is given to the purchaser by the retailer, 2
other than credit for tangible personal property or digital property traded 3
when the tangible personal property or digital property traded is of like 4
kind and character to the property purchased and the property traded is 5
held by the retailer for resale; and 6
6. The amount charged for labor or servic es rendered in installing or 7
applying the tangible personal property, digital property, or service sold. 8
(b) "Gross receipts" and "sales price" [shall ] include consideration received by 9
the retailer from a third party if: 10
1. The retailer actually receives consideration from a third party and the 11
consideration is directly related to a price reduction or discount on the 12
sale to the purchaser; 13
2. The retailer has an obligation to pass the price reduction or discount 14
through to the purchaser; 15
3. The amount of c onsideration attributable to the sale is fixed and 16
determinable by the retailer at the time of the sale of the item to the 17
purchaser; and 18
4. One (1) of the following criteria is met: 19
a. The purchaser presents a coupon, certificate, or other 20
documentation to the retailer to claim a price reduction or discount 21
where the coupon, certificate, or documentation is authorized, 22
distributed, or granted by a third party with the understanding that 23
the third party will reimburse any seller to whom the coupon, 24
certificate, or documentation is presented; 25
b. The price reduction or discount is identified as a third -party price 26
reduction or discount on the invoice received by the purchaser or 27
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on a coupon, certificate, or other documentation presented by the 1
purchaser; or 2
c. The purchaser identifies himself or herself to the retailer as a 3
member of a group or organization entitled to a price reduction or 4
discount. A "preferred customer" card that is available to any 5
patron does not constitute membership in such a group. 6
(c) "Gross receipts" and "sales price" do[shall] not include: 7
1. Discounts, including cash, term, or coupons that are not reimbursed by a 8
third party and that are allowed by a retailer and taken by a purchaser on 9
a sale; 10
2. Interest, financing, and carrying charges from credit extended on the 11
sale of tangible personal p roperty, digital property, or services, if the 12
amount is separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar 13
document given to the purchaser; 14
3. Any taxes legally imposed directly on the purchaser that are separately 15
stated on the invoice, bill of s ale, or similar document given to the 16
purchaser; or 17
4. Local alcohol regulatory license fees authorized under KRS 243.075 that 18
are separately stated on the invoice, bill of sale, or similar document 19
given to the purchaser. 20
(d) As used in this subsection, " third party" means a person other than the 21
purchaser; 22
(22)[(18)] "In this state" or "in the state" means within the exterior limits of the 23
Commonwealth and includes all territory within these limits owned by or ceded to 24
the United States of America; 25
(23) "Incontinence product" means one (1) or a combination of the following: 26
(a) Diaper; 27
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(b) Pad, liner, and booster pad; and 1
(c) Incontinence underpad; 2
(24) "Incontinence underpad" means an absorbent product, not worn on the body, 3
designed to protect furniture or other tangible personal property from soiling or 4
damage due to human incontinence; 5
(25)[(19)] "Industrial processing" includes: 6
(a) Refining; 7
(b) Extraction of minerals, ores, coal, clay, stone, petroleum, or natural gas; 8
(c) Mining, quarrying, fabricating, and industrial assembling; 9
(d) The processing and packagi ng of raw materials, in -process materials, and 10
finished products; and 11
(e) The processing and packaging of farm and dairy products for sale; 12
(26)[(20)] (a) "Lease or rental" means any transfer of possession or control of tangible 13
personal property for a fix ed or indeterminate term for consideration. A lease 14
or rental shall include future options to: 15
1. Purchase the property; or 16
2. Extend the terms of the agreement and agreements covering trailers 17
where the amount of consideration may be increased or decrease d by 18
reference to the amount realized upon sale or disposition of the property 19
as defined in 26 U.S.C. sec. 7701(h)(1). 20
(b) "Lease or rental" does[shall] not include: 21
1. A transfer of possession or control of property under a security 22
agreement or deferred payment plan that requires the transfer of title 23
upon completion of the required payments; 24
2. A transfer of possession or control of property under an agreement that 25
requires the transfer of title upon completion of the required payments 26
and payment of an option price that does not exceed the greater of one 27
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hundred dollars ($100) or one percent (1%) of the total required 1
payments; or 2
3. Providing tangible personal property and an operator for the tangible 3
personal property for a fixed or indeterminate peri od of time. To qualify 4
for this exclusion, the operator must be necessary for the equipment to 5
perform as designed, and the operator must do more than maintain, 6
inspect, or setup the tangible personal property. 7
(c) This definition shall apply regardless of the classification of a transaction 8
under generally accepted accounting principles, the Internal Revenue Code, or 9
other provisions of federal, state, or local law; 10
(27)[(21)] (a) "Lobbying services" means the act of promoting or securing passage of 11
legislation or an attempt to influence or sway a public official or other public 12
servant toward a desired action, including but not limited to the support of or 13
opposition to a project or the passage, amendment, defeat, approval, or veto of 14
any legislation, regulation, rule, or ordinance; 15
(b) "Lobbying services" includes but is not limited to the performance of 16
activities described as executive agency lobbying activities as defined in KRS 17
11A.201, activities described under the definition of lobby in KRS 6.611, and 18
any similar activities performed at the local, state, or federal levels; 19
(28)[(22)] (a) "Machinery for new and expanded industry" means machinery: 20
1. Directly used in the manufacturing or industrial processing process of: 21
a. Tangible personal property at a plant facility; 22
b. Distilled spirits or wine at a plant facility or on the premises of a 23
distiller, rectifier, winery, or small farm winery licensed under 24
KRS 243.030 that includes a retail establishment on the premises; 25
or 26
c. Malt beverages at a plant facility or on the premises of a brewer or 27
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microbrewery licensed under KRS 243.040 that includes a retail 1
establishment; 2
2. Which is incorporated for the first time into: 3
a. A plant facility established in this state; or 4
b. Licensed premises located in this state; and 5
3. Which does not replace machinery in the plant facility or licensed 6
premises unless that machinery purchased to replace existing machinery: 7
a. Increases the consumption of recycled materials at the plant 8
facility by not less than ten percent (10%); 9
b. Performs different functions; 10
c. Is used to manufacture a different product; or 11
d. Has a greater productive capacity, as measured in units of 12
production, than the machinery being replaced. 13
(b) "Machinery for new and expanded industry" does not include repair, 14
replacement, or spare parts of any kind, regardless of whether the purchase of 15
repair, replacement, or spare parts is required by the manufacturer or seller as 16
a condition of sale or as a condition of warranty; 17
(29)[(23)] "Manufacturing" means any process through which ma terial having little or 18
no commercial value for its intended use before processing has appreciable 19
commercial value for its intended use after processing by the machinery; 20
(30)[(24)] "Marketplace" means any physical or electronic means through which one (1 ) 21
or more retailers may advertise and sell tangible personal property, digital property, 22
or services, or lease tangible personal property or digital property, such as a catalog, 23
internet website, or television or radio broadcast, regardless of whether the tangible 24
personal property, digital property, or retailer is physically present in this state; 25
(31)[(25)] (a) "Marketplace provider" means a person, including any affiliate of the 26
person, that facilitates a retail sale by satisfying subparagraphs 1. and 2. of 27
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this paragraph as follows: 1
1. The person directly or indirectly: 2
a. Lists, makes available, or advertises tangible personal property, 3
digital property, or services for sale by a marketplace retailer in a 4
marketplace owned, operated, or controlled by the person; 5
b. Facilitates the sale of a marketplace retailer's product through a 6
marketplace by transmitting or otherwise communicating an offer 7
or acceptance of a retail sale of tangible personal property, digital 8
property, or services between a marketplac e retailer and a 9
purchaser in a forum including a shop, store, booth, catalog, 10
internet site, or similar forum; 11
c. Owns, rents, licenses, makes available, or operates any electronic 12
or physical infrastructure or any property, process, method, 13
copyright, trademark, or patent that connects marketplace retailers 14
to purchasers for the purpose of making retail sales of tangible 15
personal property, digital property, or services; 16
d. Provides a marketplace for making retail sales of tangible personal 17
property, digital property, or services, or otherwise facilitates retail 18
sales of tangible personal property, digital property, or services, 19
regardless of ownership or control of the tangible personal 20
property, digital property, or services, that are the subject of the 21
retail sale; 22
e. Provides software development or research and development 23
activities related to any activity described in this subparagraph, if 24
the software development or research and development activities 25
are directly related to the physical or electroni c marketplace 26
provided by a marketplace provider; 27
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f. Provides or offers fulfillment or storage services for a marketplace 1
retailer; 2
g. Sets prices for a marketplace retailer's sale of tangible personal 3
property, digital property, or services; 4
h. Provides or offers customer service to a marketplace retailer or a 5
marketplace retailer's customers, or accepts or assists with taking 6
orders, returns, or exchanges of tangible personal property, digital 7
property, or services sold by a marketplace retailer; or 8
i. Brands or otherwise identifies sales as those of the marketplace 9
provider; and 10
2. The person directly or indirectly: 11
a. Collects the sales price or purchase price of a retail sale of tangible 12
personal property, digital property, or services; 13
b. Provides payment processing services for a retail sale of tangible 14
personal property, digital property, or services; 15
c. Through terms and conditions, agreements, or arrangements with a 16
third party, collects payment in connection with a retail sale of 17
tangible personal property, digital property, or services from a 18
purchaser and transmits that payment to the marketplace retailer, 19
regardless of whether the person collecting and transmitting the 20
payment receives compensation or other consideration in exchange 21
for the service; or 22
d. Provides a virtual currency that purchasers are allowed or required 23
to use to purchase tangible personal property, digital pr operty, or 24
services. 25
(b) "Marketplace provider" includes but is not limited to a person that satisfies the 26
requirements of this subsection through the ownership, operation, or control 27
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of a digital distribution service, digital distribution platform, online portal, or 1
application store; 2
(32)[(26)] "Marketplace retailer" means a seller that makes retail sales through any 3
marketplace owned, operated, or controlled by a marketplace provider; 4
(33) (a) "Menstrual discharge collection devices" means tampons, panty liners, 5
menstrual cups, pads, period underwear, other items of clothing that are 6
marketed specifically for use as menstrual discharge collection devices for 7
the human menstrual cycle, such as period swimwear, period running 8
shorts, or period sleep shorts, and other similar tangible personal property 9
designed for use in connection with the human menstrual cycle. 10
(b) "Menstrual discharge collection devices" does not include grooming and 11
hygiene products as defined in KRS 139.472; 12
(34)[(27)] (a) "Occasional sale" includes: 13
1. A sale of tangible personal property or digital property not held or used 14
by a seller in the course of an activity for which he or she is required to 15
hold a seller's permit, provided such sale is not one (1) of a series of 16
sales sufficient in number, scope, and character to constitute an activity 17
requiring the holding of a seller's permit. In the case of the sale of the 18
entire, or a substantial portion of the nonretail assets of the seller, the 19
number of previous sales of similar assets sh all be disregarded in 20
determining whether or not the current sale or sales shall qualify as an 21
occasional sale; or 22
2. Any transfer of all or substantially all the tangible personal property or 23
digital property held or used by a person in the course of such an activity 24
when after such transfer the real or ultimate ownership of such property 25
is substantially similar to that which existed before such transfer. 26
(b) For the purposes of this subsection, stockholders, bondholders, partners, or 27
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other persons holding an interest in a corporation or other entity are regarded 1
as having the "real or ultimate ownership" of the tangible personal property or 2
digital property of such corporation or other entity; 3
(35)[(28)] (a) "Other direct mail" means any direct mail that is not advertising and 4
promotional direct mail, regardless of whether advertising and promotional 5
direct mail is included in the same mailing. 6
(b) "Other direct mail" includes but is not limited to: 7
1. Transactional direct mail that contains personal infor mation specific to 8
the addressee, including but not limited to invoices, bills, statements of 9
account, and payroll advices; 10
2. Any legally required mailings, including but not limited to privacy 11
notices, tax reports, and stockholder reports; and 12
3. Other n onpromotional direct mail delivered to existing or former 13
shareholders, customers, employees, or agents, including but not limited 14
to newsletters and informational pieces. 15
(c) "Other direct mail" does not include the development of billing information or 16
the provision of any data processing service that is more than incidental to the 17
production of printed material; 18
(36) "Pad, liner, and booster pad" means an absorbent product used separately or in 19
combination with diapers to manage bladder or bowel incontinence; 20
(37)[(29)] "Person" includes any individual, firm, copartnership, joint venture, 21
association, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, business 22
trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, cooperative, assignee, governmental unit or 23
agency, or any other group or combination acting as a unit; 24
(38)[(30)] "Permanent," as the term applies to digital property, means perpetual or for an 25
indefinite or unspecified length of time; 26
(39)[(31)] (a) "Photography and photofinishing services" means: 27
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1. The taking, developing, or printing of an original photograph; or 1
2. Image editing, including shadow removal, tone adjustments, vertical and 2
horizontal alignment and cropping, composite image creation, 3
formatting, watermarking printing, and delivery of an original 4
photograph in the form of tangible personal property, digital property, or 5
other media. 6
(b) "Photography and photofinishing services" does not include photography 7
services necessary for medical or dental health; 8
(40)[(32)] "Plant facility" means a single location that is exclusively dedicated to 9
manufacturing or industrial processing activities. A location shall be deemed to be 10
exclusively dedicated to manufacturing or industrial processing activi ties even if 11
retail sales are made there, provided that the retail sales are incidental to the 12
manufacturing or industrial processing activities occurring at the location. The term 13
"plant facility" shall not include any restaurant, grocery store, shopping center, or 14
other retail establishment; 15
(41)[(33)] (a) "Prewritten computer software" means: 16
1. Computer software, including prewritten upgrades, that are not designed 17
and developed by the author or other creator to the specifications of a 18
specific purchaser; 19
2. Software designed and developed by the author or other creator to the 20
specifications of a specific purchaser when it is sold to a person other 21
than the original purchaser; or 22
3. Any portion of prewritten computer software that is modified or 23
enhanced in any manner, where the modification or enhancement is 24
designed and developed to the specifications of a specific purchaser, 25
unless there is a reasonable, separately stated charge on an invoice or 26
other statement of the price to the purchaser for the mod ification or 27
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enhancement. 1
(b) When a person modifies or enhances computer software of which the person 2
is not the author or creator, the person shall be deemed to be the author or 3
creator only of the modifications or enhancements the person actually made. 4
(c) The combining of two (2) or more prewritten computer software programs or 5
portions thereof does not cause the combination to be other than prewritten 6
computer software; 7
(42)[(34)] "Prewritten computer software access services" means the right of access to 8
prewritten computer software where the object of the transaction is to use the 9
prewritten computer software while possession of the prewritten computer software 10
is maintained by the seller or a third party, wherever located, regardless of whether 11
the charge for the access or use is on a per use, per user, per license, subscription, or 12
some other basis; 13
(43)[(35)] (a) "Purchase" means any transfer of title or possession, exchange, barter, 14
lease, or rental, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by an y means 15
whatsoever, of: 16
1. Tangible personal property; 17
2. An extended warranty service; 18
3. Digital property transferred electronically; or 19
4. Services included in KRS 139.200; 20
for a consideration. 21
(b) "Purchase" includes: 22
1. When performed outside this st ate or when the customer gives a resale 23
certificate, the producing, fabricating, processing, printing, or imprinting 24
of tangible personal property for a consideration for consumers who 25
furnish either directly or indirectly the materials used in the produci ng, 26
fabricating, processing, printing, or imprinting; 27
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2. A transaction whereby the possession of tangible personal property or 1
digital property is transferred but the seller retains the title as security 2
for the payment of the price; and 3
3. A transfer for a consideration of the title or possession of tangible 4
personal property or digital property which has been produced, 5
fabricated, or printed to the special order of the customer, or of any 6
publication; 7
(44)[(36)] "Recycled materials" means materials which have been recovered or diverted 8
from the solid waste stream and reused or returned to use in the form of raw 9
materials or products; 10
(45)[(37)] "Recycling purposes" means those activities undertaken in which materials 11
that would otherwise become solid waste are collected, separated, or processed in 12
order to be reused or returned to use in the form of raw materials or products; 13
(46)[(38)] "Remote retailer" means a retailer with no physical presence in this state; 14
(47)[(39)] (a) "Repair, replacement, or spare parts" means any tangible personal 15
property used to maintain, restore, mend, or repair machinery or equipment. 16
(b) "Repair, replacement, or spare parts" does not include machine oils, grease, or 17
industrial tools; 18
(48)[(40)] (a) "Retailer" means: 19
1. Every person engaged in the business of making retail sales of tangible 20
personal property, digital property, or furnishing any services in a retail 21
sale included in KRS 139.200; 22
2. Every person engaged in the business of making sales at auction of 23
tangible personal property or digital property owned by the person or 24
others for storage, use or other consumption, except as prov ided in 25
paragraph (c) of this subsection; 26
3. Every person making more than two (2) retail sales of tangible personal 27
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property, digital property, or services included in KRS 139.200 during 1
any twelve (12) month period, including sales made in the capacity o f 2
assignee for the benefit of creditors, or receiver or trustee in bankruptcy; 3
4. Any person conducting a race meeting under the provision of KRS 4
Chapter 230, with respect to horses which are claimed during the 5
meeting. 6
(b) When the department determines t hat it is necessary for the efficient 7
administration of this chapter to regard any salesmen, representatives, 8
peddlers, or canvassers as the agents of the dealers, distributors, supervisors or 9
employers under whom they operate or from whom they obtain the tangible 10
personal property, digital property, or services sold by them, irrespective of 11
whether they are making sales on their own behalf or on behalf of the dealers, 12
distributors, supervisors or employers, the department may so regard them and 13
may regard the dealers, distributors, supervisors or employers as retailers for 14
purposes of this chapter. 15
(c) 1. Any person making sales at a charitable auction for a qualifying entity 16
shall not be a retailer for purposes of the sales made at the charitable 17
auction if: 18
a. The qualifying entity, not the person making sales at the auction, is 19
sponsoring the auction; 20
b. The purchaser of tangible personal property at the auction directly 21
pays the qualifying entity sponsoring the auction for the property 22
and not the person making the sales at the auction; and 23
c. The qualifying entity, not the person making sales at the auction, is 24
responsible for the collection, control, and disbursement of the 25
auction proceeds. 26
2. If the conditions set forth in subparagraph 1. of this para graph are met, 27
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the qualifying entity sponsoring the auction shall be the retailer for 1
purposes of the sales made at the charitable auction. 2
3. For purposes of this paragraph, "qualifying entity" means a resident: 3
a. Church; 4
b. School; 5
c. Civic club; or 6
d. Any other nonprofit charitable, religious, or educational 7
organization; 8
(49)[(41)] "Retail sale" means any sale, lease, or rental for any purpose other than resale, 9
sublease, or subrent; 10
(50)[(42)] (a) "Ringtones" means digitized sound files that are downl oaded onto a 11
device and that may be used to alert the customer with respect to a 12
communication. 13
(b) "Ringtones" does[shall] not include ringback tones or other digital files that 14
are not stored on the purchaser's communications device; 15
(51)[(43)] (a) "Sale" means: 16
1. The furnishing of any services included in KRS 139.200; or 17
2. Any transfer of title or possession, exchange, barter, lease, or rental, 18
conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, 19
of: 20
a. Tangible personal property; or 21
b. Digital property transferred electronically; 22
for a consideration. 23
(b) "Sale" includes but is not limited to: 24
1. The producing, fabricating, processing, printing, or imprinting of 25
tangible personal property or digital property for a consideration for 26
purchasers who furnish, either directly or indirectly, the materials used 27
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in the producing, fabricating, processing, printing, or imprinting; 1
2. A transaction whereby the possession of tangible personal property or 2
digital property is transferred, but the se ller retains the title as security 3
for the payment of the price; and 4
3. A transfer for a consideration of the title or possession of tangible 5
personal property or digital property which has been produced, 6
fabricated, or printed to the special order of the purchaser. 7
(c) This definition shall apply regardless of the classification of a transaction 8
under generally accepted accounting principles, the Internal Revenue Code, or 9
other provisions of federal, state, or local law; 10
(52)[(44)] "Seller" includes every person engaged in the business of selling tangible 11
personal property, digital property, or services of a kind, the gross receipts from the 12
retail sale of which are required to be included in the measure of the sales tax, and 13
every person engaged in making sales for resale; 14
(53)[(45)] (a) "Storage" includes any keeping or retention in this state for any purpose 15
except sale in the regular course of business or subsequent use solely outside 16
this state of tangible personal property, digital property, or prewritten 17
computer software access services purchased from a retailer. 18
(b) "Storage" does not include the keeping, retaining, or exercising any right or 19
power over tangible personal property for the purpose of subsequently 20
transporting it outside the state for use thereafter solely outside the state, or 21
for the purpose of being processed, fabricated, or manufactured into, attached 22
to, or incorporated into, other tangible personal property to be transported 23
outside the state and thereafter used solely outside the state; 24
(54)[(46)] "Tangible perso nal property" means personal property which may be seen, 25
weighed, measured, felt, or touched, or which is in any other manner perceptible to 26
the senses and includes natural, artificial, and mixed gas, electricity, water, steam, 27
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and prewritten computer software; 1
(55)[(47)] "Taxpayer" means any person liable for tax under this chapter; 2
(56)[(48)] "Telemarketing services" means services provided via telephone, facsimile, 3
electronic mail, text messages, or other modes of communications to another 4
person, which are unsolicited by that person, for the purposes of: 5
(a) 1. Promoting products or services; 6
2. Taking orders; or 7
3. Providing information or assistance regarding the products or services; 8
or 9
(b) Soliciting contributions; 10
(57)[(49)] "Transferred electronically" means accessed or obtained by the purchaser by 11
means other than tangible storage media; and 12
(58)[(50)] (a) "Use" includes the exercise of: 13
1. Any right or power over tangible personal property or digital property 14
incident to the ownership of that prop erty, or by any transaction in 15
which possession is given, or by any transaction involving digital 16
property or tangible personal property where the right of access is 17
granted; or 18
2. Any right or power to benefit from any services subject to tax under 19
KRS 139.200(2)(p) to (ax). 20
(b) "Use" does not include the keeping, retaining, or exercising any right or 21
power over: 22
1. Tangible personal property or digital property for the purpose of: 23
a. Selling tangible personal property or digital property in the regular 24
course of business; or 25
b. Subsequently transporting tangible personal property outside the 26
state for use thereafter solely outside the state, or for the purpose 27
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of being processed, fabricated, or manufactured into, attached to, 1
or incorporated into, other ta ngible personal property to be 2
transported outside the state and thereafter used solely outside the 3
state; or 4
2. Prewritten computer software access services purchased for use outside 5
the state and transferred electronically outside the state for use thereafter 6
solely outside the state. 7
Section 2. KRS 139.480 is amended to read as follows: 8
Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the terms "sale at 9
retail," "retail sale," "use," "storage," and "consumption," as used in this chapter, shall not 10
include the sale, use, storage, or other consumption of: 11
(1) Locomotives or rolling stock, including materials for the construction, repair, or 12
modification thereof, or fuel or supplies for the direct operation of locomotives and 13
trains, used or to be used in interstate commerce; 14
(2) Coal for the manufacture of electricity; 15
(3) (a) All energy or energy -producing fuels used in the course of manufacturing, 16
processing, mining, or refining and any related distribution, transmission, and 17
transportation services for this energy that are billed to the user, to the extent 18
that the cost of the energy or energy -producing fuels used, and related 19
distribution, transmission, and transportation services for this energy that are 20
billed to the user exceed three percent (3%) of the cost of production. 21
(b) Cost of production shall be com puted on the basis of a plant facility, which 22
shall include all operations within the continuous, unbroken, integrated 23
manufacturing or industrial processing process that ends with a product 24
packaged and ready for sale. 25
(c) A person who performs a manufacturing or industrial processing activity for a 26
fee and does not take ownership of the tangible personal property that is 27
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incorporated into, or becomes the product of, the manufacturing or industrial 1
processing activity is a toller. For periods on or after J uly 1, 2018, the costs of 2
the tangible personal property shall be excluded from the toller's cost of 3
production at a plant facility with tolling operations in place as of July 1, 4
2018. 5
(d) For plant facilities that begin tolling operations after July 1, 20 18, the costs of 6
tangible personal property shall be excluded from the toller's cost of 7
production if the toller: 8
1. Maintains a binding contract for periods after July 1, 2018, that governs 9
the terms, conditions, and responsibilities with a separate legal entity, 10
which holds title to the tangible personal property that is incorporated 11
into, or becomes the product of, the manufacturing or industrial 12
processing activity; 13
2. Maintains accounting records that show the expenses it incurs to fulfill 14
the binding contract that include but are not limited to energy or energy -15
producing fuels, materials, labor, procurement, depreciation, 16
maintenance, taxes, administration, and office expenses; 17
3. Maintains separate payroll, bank accounts, tax returns, and other record s 18
that demonstrate its independent operations in the performance of its 19
tolling responsibilities; 20
4. Demonstrates one (1) or more substantial business purposes for the 21
tolling operations germane to the overall manufacturing, industrial 22
processing activitie s, or corporate structure at the plant facility. A 23
business purpose is a purpose other than the reduction of sales tax 24
liability for the purchases of energy and energy-producing fuels; and 25
5. Provides information to the department upon request that documen ts 26
fulfillment of the requirements in subparagraphs 1. to 4. of this 27
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paragraph and gives an overview of its tolling operations with an 1
explanation of how the tolling operations relate and connect with all 2
other manufacturing or industrial processing activi ties occurring at the 3
plant facility; 4
(4) Livestock of a kind the products of which ordinarily constitute food for human 5
consumption, provided the sales are made for breeding or dairy purposes and by or 6
to a person regularly engaged in the business of farming; 7
(5) Poultry for use in breeding or egg production; 8
(6) Farm work stock for use in farming operations; 9
(7) Seeds, the products of which ordinarily constitute food for human consumption or 10
are to be sold in the regular course of business, and commercial fertilizer to be 11
applied on land, the products from which are to be used for food for human 12
consumption or are to be sold in the regular course of business; provided the sales 13
are made to farmers who are regularly engaged in the occupation of tilling and 14
cultivating the soil for the production of crops as a business, or who are regularly 15
engaged in the occupation of raising and feeding livestock or poultry or producing 16
milk for sale; and provided further that tangible personal property so sold is to be 17
used only by those persons designated above who are so purchasing; 18
(8) Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, rodenticides, and other farm chemicals to be 19
used in the production of crops as a business, or in the raising and feeding of 20
livestock or poultry, the products of which ordinarily constitute food for human 21
consumption; 22
(9) Feed, including pre-mixes and feed additives, for livestock or poultry of a kind the 23
products of which ordinarily constitute food for human consumption; 24
(10) Machinery for new and expanded industry; 25
(11) Farm machinery. As used in this section, the term "farm machinery": 26
(a) Means machinery used exclusively and directly in the occupation of: 27
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1. Tilling the soil for the production of crops as a business; 1
2. Raising and feeding livestock or poultry for sale; or 2
3. Producing milk for sale; 3
(b) Includes machinery, attachments, and replacements therefor, repair parts, and 4
replacement parts which are used or manufactured for use on, or in the 5
operation of farm mac hinery and which are necessary to the operation of the 6
machinery, and are customarily so used, including but not limited to combine 7
header wagons, combine header trailers, or any other implements specifically 8
designed and used to move or transport a combine head; and 9
(c) Does not include: 10
1. Automobiles; 11
2. Trucks; 12
3. Trailers, except combine header trailers; or 13
4. Truck-trailer combinations; 14
(12) Tombstones and other memorial grave markers; 15
(13) On-farm facilities used exclusively for grain or soybean stor ing, drying, processing, 16
or handling. The exemption applies to the equipment, machinery, attachments, 17
repair and replacement parts, and any materials incorporated into the construction, 18
renovation, or repair of the facilities; 19
(14) On-farm facilities used exclusively for raising poultry or livestock. The exemption 20
shall apply to the equipment, machinery, attachments, repair and replacement parts, 21
and any materials incorporated into the construction, renovation, or repair of the 22
facilities. The exemption sha ll apply but not be limited to vent board equipment, 23
waterer and feeding systems, brooding systems, ventilation systems, alarm systems, 24
and curtain systems. In addition, the exemption shall apply whether or not the seller 25
is under contract to deliver, asse mble, and incorporate into real estate the 26
equipment, machinery, attachments, repair and replacement parts, and any materials 27
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incorporated into the construction, renovation, or repair of the facilities; 1
(15) Gasoline, special fuels, liquefied petroleum gas , and natural gas used exclusively 2
and directly to: 3
(a) Operate farm machinery as defined in subsection (11) of this section; 4
(b) Operate on -farm grain or soybean drying facilities as defined in subsection 5
(13) of this section; 6
(c) Operate on -farm poultry or livestock facilities defined in subsection (14) of 7
this section; 8
(d) Operate on-farm ratite facilities defined in subsection (23) of this section; 9
(e) Operate on-farm llama or alpaca facilities as defined in subsection (25) of this 10
section; or 11
(f) Operate on-farm dairy facilities; 12
(16) Textbooks, including related workbooks and other course materials, purchased for 13
use in a course of study conducted by an institution which qualifies as a nonprofit 14
educational institution under KRS 139.495. The term "course materials" means only 15
those items specifically required of all students for a particular course but shall not 16
include notebooks, paper, pencils, calculators, tape recorders, or similar student 17
aids; 18
(17) Any property which has been certified as an alcoh ol production facility as defined 19
in KRS 247.910; 20
(18) Aircraft, repair and replacement parts therefor, and supplies, except fuel, for the 21
direct operation of aircraft in interstate commerce and used exclusively for the 22
conveyance of property or passengers for hire. Nominal intrastate use shall not 23
subject the property to the taxes imposed by this chapter; 24
(19) Any property which has been certified as a fluidized bed energy production facility 25
as defined in KRS 211.390; 26
(20) (a) 1. Any property to be incorp orated into the construction, rebuilding, 27
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modification, or expansion of a blast furnace or any of its components or 1
appurtenant equipment or structures as part of an approved supplemental 2
project, as defined by KRS 154.26-010; and 3
2. Materials, supplies, and repair or replacement parts purchased for use in 4
the operation and maintenance of a blast furnace and related carbon 5
steel-making operations as part of an approved supplemental project, as 6
defined by KRS 154.26-010. 7
(b) The exemptions provided in this subsection shall be effective for sales made: 8
1. On and after July 1, 2018; and 9
2. During the term of a supplemental project agreement entered into 10
pursuant to KRS 154.26-090; 11
(21) Beginning on October 1, 1986, food or food products purchased for human 12
consumption with food coupons issued by the United States Department of 13
Agriculture pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, and required to 14
be exempted by the Food Security Act of 1985 in order for the Commonwealth to 15
continue participation in the federal food stamp program; 16
(22) Machinery or equipment purchased or leased by a b usiness, industry, or 17
organization in order to collect, source separate, compress, bale, shred, or otherwise 18
handle waste materials if the machinery or equipment is primarily used for 19
recycling purposes; 20
(23) Ratite birds and eggs to be used in an agricult ural pursuit for the breeding and 21
production of ratite birds, feathers, hides, breeding stock, eggs, meat, and ratite by -22
products, and the following items used in this agricultural pursuit: 23
(a) Feed and feed additives; 24
(b) Insecticides, fungicides, herbici des, rodenticides, and other farm chemicals; 25
and 26
(c) On-farm facilities, including equipment, machinery, attachments, repair and 27
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replacement parts, and any materials incorporated into the construction, 1
renovation, or repair of the facilities. The exemption shall apply to incubation 2
systems, egg processing equipment, waterer and feeding systems, brooding 3
systems, ventilation systems, alarm systems, and curtain systems. In addition, 4
the exemption shall apply whether or not the seller is under contract to 5
deliver, assemble, and incorporate into real estate the equipment, machinery, 6
attachments, repair and replacement parts, and any materials incorporated into 7
the construction, renovation, or repair of the facilities; 8
(24) Embryos and semen that are used in the reproduction of livestock, if the products of 9
these embryos and semen ordinarily constitute food for human consumption, and if 10
the sale is made to a person engaged in the business of farming; 11
(25) Llamas and alpacas to be used as beasts of burden or in an agricultural pursuit for 12
the breeding and production of hides, breeding stock, fiber and wool products, 13
meat, and llama and alpaca by -products, and the following items used in this 14
pursuit: 15
(a) Feed and feed additives; 16
(b) Insecticides, fungicides, herbici des, rodenticides, and other farm chemicals; 17
and 18
(c) On-farm facilities, including equipment, machinery, attachments, repair and 19
replacement parts, and any materials incorporated into the construction, 20
renovation, or repair of the facilities. The exemption shall apply to waterer 21
and feeding systems, ventilation systems, and alarm systems. In addition, the 22
exemption shall apply whether or not the seller is under contract to deliver, 23
assemble, and incorporate into real estate the equipment, machinery, 24
attachments, repair and replacement parts, and any materials incorporated into 25
the construction, renovation, or repair of the facilities; 26
(26) Baling twine and baling wire for the baling of hay and straw; 27
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(27) Water sold to a person regularly engaged in the business of farming and used in the: 1
(a) Production of crops; 2
(b) Production of milk for sale; or 3
(c) Raising and feeding of: 4
1. Livestock or poultry, the products of which ordinarily constitute food 5
for human consumption; or 6
2. Ratites, llamas, alpacas, buffaloes[buffalo], cervids or aquatic 7
organisms; 8
(28) Buffaloes[Buffalos] to be used as beasts of burden or in an agricultural pursuit for 9
the production of hides, breeding stock, meat, and buffalo by -products, and the 10
following items used in this pursuit: 11
(a) Feed and feed additives; 12
(b) Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, rodenticides, and other farm chemicals; 13
and 14
(c) On-farm facilities, including equipment, machinery, attachments, repair and 15
replacement parts, and any materials incorporated into the constr uction, 16
renovation, or repair of the facilities. The exemption shall apply to waterer 17
and feeding systems, ventilation systems, and alarm systems. In addition, the 18
exemption shall apply whether or not the seller is under contract to deliver, 19
assemble, and incorporate into real estate the equipment, machinery, 20
attachments, repair and replacement parts, and any materials incorporated into 21
the construction, renovation, or repair of the facilities; 22
(29) Aquatic organisms sold directly to or raised by a person r egularly engaged in the 23
business of producing products of aquaculture, as defined in KRS 260.960, for sale, 24
and the following items used in this pursuit: 25
(a) Feed and feed additives; 26
(b) Water; 27
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(c) Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, rodenticides, and ot her farm chemicals; 1
and 2
(d) On-farm facilities, including equipment, machinery, attachments, repair and 3
replacement parts, and any materials incorporated into the construction, 4
renovation, or repair of the facilities and, any gasoline, special fuels, liquefied 5
petroleum gas, or natur al gas used to operate the facilities. The exemption 6
shall apply, but not be limited to: waterer and feeding systems; ventilation, 7
aeration, and heating systems; processing and storage systems; production 8
systems such as ponds, tanks, and raceways; harvest and transport equipment 9
and systems; and alarm systems. In addition, the exemption shall apply 10
whether or not the seller is under contract to deliver, assemble, and 11
incorporate into real estate the equipment, machinery, attachments, repair and 12
replacement parts, and any materials incorporated into the construction, 13
renovation, or repair of the facilities; 14
(30) Members of the genus cervidae permitted by KRS Chapter 150 that are used for the 15
production of hides, breeding stock, meat, and cervid by -products, and the 16
following items used in this pursuit: 17
(a) Feed and feed additives; 18
(b) Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, rodenticides, and other chemicals; and 19
(c) On-site facilities, including equipment, machinery, attachments, repair and 20
replacement parts, a nd any materials incorporated into the construction, 21
renovation, or repair of the facilities. In addition, the exemption shall apply 22
whether or not the seller is under contract to deliver, assemble, and 23
incorporate into real estate the equipment, machinery , attachments, repair and 24
replacement parts, and any materials incorporated into the construction, 25
renovation, or repair of the facilities; 26
(31) (a) Repair or replacement parts for the direct operation or maintenance of a motor 27
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vehicle, including any towed unit, used exclusively in interstate commerce for 1
the conveyance of property or passengers for hire, provided the motor vehicle 2
is licensed for use on the highway and its declared gross vehicle weight with 3
any towed unit is forty -four thousand and one (44 ,001) pounds or greater. 4
Nominal intrastate use shall not subject the property to the taxes imposed by 5
this chapter; and 6
(b) Repair or replacement parts for the direct operation and maintenance of a 7
motor vehicle operating under a charter bus certificate i ssued by the 8
Transportation Cabinet under KRS Chapter 281, or under similar authority 9
granted by the United States Department of Transportation. 10
(c) For the purposes of this subsection, "repair or replacement parts" means tires, 11
brakes, engines, transmissi ons, drive trains, chassis, body parts, and their 12
components. "Repair or replacement parts" shall not include fuel, machine 13
oils, hydraulic fluid, brake fluid, grease, supplies, or accessories not essential 14
to the operation of the motor vehicle itself, exc ept when sold as part of the 15
assembled unit, such as cigarette lighters, radios, lighting fixtures not 16
otherwise required by the manufacturer for operation of the vehicle, or tool or 17
utility boxes; 18
(32) Food donated by a retail food establishment or any ot her entity regulated under 19
KRS 217.127 to a nonprofit organization for distribution to the needy; 20
(33) Drugs and over -the-counter drugs, as defined in KRS 139.472, that are purchased 21
by a person regularly engaged in the business of farming and used in the treatment 22
of cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, ratite birds, llamas, alpacas, 23
buffaloes[buffalo], aquatic organisms, or cervids; 24
(34) (a) Building materials, fixtures, or supplies purchased by a construction 25
contractor if: 26
1. Fulfilled by a construction contract for a sewer or water project with: 27
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a. A municipally owned water utility organized under KRS Chapter 1
96; 2
b. A water district or water commission formed or organized under 3
KRS Chapter 74; 4
c. A sanitation district established under KRS Chapter 220 or formed 5
pursuant to KRS Chapter 65; 6
d. A nonprofit corporation created under KRS 58.180 to act on behalf 7
of a governmental agency in the acquisition and financing of 8
public projects; 9
e. Regional wastewater commissions formed under KRS Chapter 10
278; 11
f. A municipally owned joint sewer agency formed under KRS 12
Chapter 76; or 13
g. Any other governmental agency; and 14
2. The building materials, fixtures, or supplies: 15
a. Will be permanently incorporated into a structure or improvement 16
to real property, or will be co mpletely consumed, in fulfilling a 17
construction contract for the purpose of furnishing water or sewer 18
services to the general public; and 19
b. Would be exempt if purchased directly by the entities listed in 20
subparagraph 1. of this paragraph. 21
(b) As used in this subsection, "construction contract" means a: 22
1. Lump sum contract; 23
2. Cost plus contract; 24
3. Materials only contract; 25
4. Labor and materials contract; or 26
5. Any other type of contract. 27
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(c) The exemption provided in this subsection shall apply without regard to the 1
payment arrangement between the construction contractor, the retailer, and 2
the entities listed in paragraph (a)1. of this subsection or to the place of 3
delivery for the building materials, fixtures, or supplies; 4
(35) (a) On or after February 25, 2022, the rental of space for meetings, conventions, 5
short-term business uses, entertainment events, weddings, banquets, parties, 6
and other short -term social events, as referenced in KRS 139 .200, if the tax 7
established in KRS 139.200 is paid by the primary lessee to the lessor. 8
(b) For the purpose of this subsection, "primary lessee" means the person who 9
leases the space and who has a contract with the lessor of the space only if: 10
1. The contract between the lessor and the lessee specifies that the lessee 11
may sublease, subrent, or otherwise sell the space; and 12
2. The space is then sublet, subrented, or otherwise sold to exhibitors, 13
vendors, sponsors, or other entities and persons who will use the space 14
associated with the event to be conducted under the primary lease; 15
(36) Prewritten computer software access services sold to or purchased by a retailer that 16
develops prewritten computer software for print technology and uses and sells 17
prewritten computer software access services for print technology; 18
(37) (a) Currency or bullion. 19
(b) As used in this subsection: 20
1. "Bullion": 21
a. Means bars, ingots, or coins, which are: 22
i. Made of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, or a combination 23
of these metals; 24
ii. Valued based on the content of the metal and not its form; 25
and 26
iii. Used, or have been used, as a medium of exchange, security, 27
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or commodity by any state, the United States government, or 1
a foreign nation; and 2
b. Does not include medallions or coins th at are incorporated into a 3
pendant or other jewelry; and 4
2. "Currency": 5
a. Means a coin or currency made of gold, silver, platinum, 6
palladium, or other metal or paper money that is or has been used 7
as legal tender and is sold based on its value as a colle ctible item 8
rather than the value as a medium of exchange; and 9
b. Does not include a coin or currency that has been incorporated into 10
jewelry;[ and] 11
(38) Medicinal cannabis as defined in KRS 218B.010 when sold, used, stored, or 12
consumed in accordance with KRS Chapter 218B; and 13
(39) (a) 1. Baby bottles, including both nipples and liners; 14
2. Baby wipes; 15
3. Breast pumps; 16
4. Breast pump collection and storage supplies; 17
5. Breast pump kits; 18
6. Children's diapers, including disposable children's diapers; 19
7. Diapers, including disposable diapers; 20
8. Incontinence products; and 21
9. Menstrual discharge collection devices. 22
(b) The exemptions provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection apply to item s 23
sold or purchased on or after August 1, 2026, but before August 1, 2030. 24
(c) On or before September 1, 2027, and on or before each September 1 25
thereafter as long as the exemptions under this subsection apply, the 26
department shall report to the Interim Jo int Committee on Appropriations 27
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and Revenue the total amount of the exemptions that have been claimed for 1
the immediately preceding fiscal year and the total cumulative amount of 2
the exemptions claimed. 3
Section 3. KRS 131.190 is amended to read as follows: 4
(1) No present or former commissioner or employee of the department, present or 5
former member of a county board of assessment appeals, present or former property 6
valuation administrator or employee, present or former secretary or employee of the 7
Finance and Administration Cabinet, former secretary or employee of the Revenue 8
Cabinet, or any other person, shall intentionally and without authorization inspect 9
or divulge any information acquired by him or her of the affairs of any person, or 10
information regarding the tax schedules, returns, or reports required to be filed with 11
the department or other proper officer, or any information produced by a hearing or 12
investigation, insofar as the information may have to do with the a ffairs of the 13
person's business. 14
(2) The prohibition established by subsection (1) of this section shall not extend to: 15
(a) Information required in prosecutions for making false reports or returns of 16
property for taxation, or any other infraction of the tax laws; 17
(b) Any matter properly entered upon any assessment record, or in any way made 18
a matter of public record; 19
(c) Furnishing any taxpayer or his or her properly authorized agent with 20
information respecting his or her own return; 21
(d) Testimony provided by the commissioner or any employee of the department 22
in any court, or the introduction as evidence of returns or reports filed with the 23
department, in an action for violation of state or federal tax laws or in any 24
action challenging state or federal tax laws; 25
(e) Providing an owner of unmined coal, oil or gas reserves, and other mineral or 26
energy resources assessed under KRS 132.820, or owners of surface land 27
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under which the unmined minerals lie, factual information about the owner's 1
property derived from third-party returns filed for that owner's property, under 2
the provisions of KRS 132.820, that is used to determine the owner's 3
assessment. This information shall be provided to the owner on a confidential 4
basis, and the owner shall be subject to the penal ties provided in KRS 5
131.990(2). The third -party filer shall be given prior notice of any disclosure 6
of information to the owner that was provided by the third-party filer; 7
(f) Providing to a third -party purchaser pursuant to an order entered in a 8
foreclosure action filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, factual 9
information related to the owner or lessee of coal, oil, gas reserves, or any 10
other mineral resources assessed under KRS 132.820. The department may 11
promulgate an administrative regulation esta blishing a fee schedule for the 12
provision of the information described in this paragraph. Any fee imposed 13
shall not exceed the greater of the actual cost of providing the information or 14
ten dollars ($10); 15
(g) Providing information to a licensing agency, th e Transportation Cabinet, or 16
the Kentucky Supreme Court under KRS 131.1817; 17
(h) Statistics of gasoline and special fuels gallonage reported to the department 18
under KRS 138.210 to 138.448; 19
(i) Providing any utility gross receipts license tax return informat ion that is 20
necessary to administer the provisions of KRS 160.613 to 160.617 to 21
applicable school districts on a confidential basis; 22
(j) Providing documents, data, or other information to a third party pursuant to an 23
order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction; 24
(k) Publishing administrative writings on its official website in accordance with 25
KRS 131.020(1)(b); or 26
(l) Providing information to the Legislative Research Commission under: 27
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1. KRS 139.519 for purposes of the sales and use tax refund on build ing 1
materials used for disaster recovery; 2
2. KRS 141.436 for purposes of the energy efficiency products credits; 3
3. KRS 141.437 for purposes of the ENERGY STAR home and the 4
ENERGY STAR manufactured home credits; 5
4. KRS 141.383 for purposes of the film industry incentives; 6
5. KRS 154.26-095 for purposes of the Kentucky industrial revitalization 7
credit and the job assessment fees; 8
6. KRS 141.068 for purposes of the Kentucky investment fund; 9
7. KRS 141.396 for purposes of the angel investor credit; 10
8. KRS 141.389 for purposes of the distilled spirits credit; 11
9. KRS 141.408 for purposes of the inventory credit; 12
10. KRS 141.390 for purposes of the recycling and composting credits; 13
11. KRS 141.3841 for purposes of the selling farmer credit; 14
12. KRS 141.4231 for purposes of the renewable chemical production 15
credit; 16
13. KRS 141.524 for purposes of the Education Opportunity Account 17
Program credit; 18
14. KRS 141.398 for purposes of the development area credit; 19
15. KRS 139.516 for purposes of the sales and use tax exemptions for the 20
commercial mining of cryptocurrency; 21
16. KRS 141.419 for purposes of the decontamination credit; 22
17. KRS 141.391 for purposes of the qualified broadband investment credit; 23
18. KRS 139.499 for purposes of the sales and use tax exemptions for a 24
qualified data center project;[ and] 25
19. KRS 139.5325 for purposes of the sales and use tax incentive for a 26
qualifying attraction; and 27
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20. Subsection (39) of Section 2 of this Act for purpose s of the sales and 1
use tax exemptions listed in that subsection. 2
(3) The commissioner shall make available any information for official use only and on 3
a confidential basis to the proper officer, agency, board or commission of this state, 4
any Kentucky coun ty, any Kentucky city, any other state, or the federal 5
government, under reciprocal agreements whereby the department shall receive 6
similar or useful information in return. 7
(4) Access to and inspection of information received from the Internal Revenue Service 8
is for department use only, and is restricted to tax administration purposes. 9
Information received from the Internal Revenue Service shall not be made available 10
to any other agency of state government, or any county, city, or other state, and 11
shall not be inspected intentionally and without authorization by any present 12
secretary or employee of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, commissioner or 13
employee of the department, or any other person. 14
(5) Statistics of crude oil as reported to the department under the crude oil excise tax 15
requirements of KRS Chapter 137 and statistics of natural gas production as 16
reported to the department under the natural resources severance tax requirements 17
of KRS Chapter 143A may be made public by the department by releas e to the 18
Energy and Environment Cabinet, Department for Natural Resources. 19
(6) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, beginning with mine -map 20
submissions for the 1989 tax year, the department may make public or divulge only 21
those portions of mine maps submitted by taxpayers to the department pursuant to 22
KRS Chapter 132 for ad valorem tax purposes that depict the boundaries of mined -23
out parcel areas. These electronic maps shall not be relied upon to determine actual 24
boundaries of mined-out parcel areas. Property boundaries contained in mine maps 25
required under KRS Chapters 350 and 352 shall not be construed to constitute land 26
surveying or boundary surveys as defined by KRS 322.010 and any administrative 27
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regulations promulgated thereto. 1