republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2025rs/sb-129.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to property."
description: "Amend KRS 99.727 to define \"diverted tax delinquency purchaser\" and \"third-party purchaser\"; require a certificate of delinquency related to property remaining in a tax delinquency diversion program at the expiration of the program's five year period to be made available for purchase by third-party purchasers; allow diverted tax delinquency purchasers to purchase certificates of delinquency related to property included in a tax delinquency diversion program during the program's five year period; set requirements for the county attorney related to the sale of the certificates of delinquency; set requirements for a third-party purchaser registering as a diverted tax delinquency purchaser; require the Department of Revenue to promulgate administrative regulations for the purchase and sale of the certificates of delinquency; amend KRS 134.128 to conform."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2025RS"
identifier: "SB 129"
citation: "Kentucky SB 129 (2025RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Attorney", "County", "County Clerks", "Local Mandate", "Property", "State Agencies", "Taxation", "Taxation", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0061c3d-2646-46f1-9016-6b1e5f98cc96"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/sb129.html"
source_hash: "d33efba7b3a5c5be8b99bef41074d9ae52a03aa3af4b47d2f3a3bcca7418b086"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky SB 129 (2025RS) — AN ACT relating to property.

Amend KRS 99.727 to define "diverted tax delinquency purchaser" and "third-party purchaser"; require a certificate of delinquency related to property remaining in a tax delinquency diversion program at the expiration of the program's five year period to be made available for purchase by third-party purchasers; allow diverted tax delinquency purchasers to purchase certificates of delinquency related to property included in a tax delinquency diversion program during the program's five year period; set requirements for the county attorney related to the sale of the certificates of delinquency; set requirements for a third-party purchaser registering as a diverted tax delinquency purchaser; require the Department of Revenue to promulgate administrative regulations for the purchase and sale of the certificates of delinquency; amend KRS 134.128 to conform.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb129/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 56** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0056.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb129/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 129 W/ scs1 — **34–3** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **76–12** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage SB 129 W/ hcs1 hcta1 — **32–5** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-3 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** to State Government (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 76-12 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendment Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 32-5 `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 56) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0061c3d-2646-46f1-9016-6b1e5f98cc96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).