Lowering the income tax rate has been a priority for Republican lawmakers in recent years. Gov. Andy Beshear signed the bill Thursday.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a Republican-backed measure to further reduce Kentucky’s income tax. The state's personal income tax will be lowered from 4% to 3.5% percent on Jan. 1, 2026.

Fulfilling comments he made earlier, Gov. Andy Beshear has signed GOP-led House Bill 1, which drops Kentucky’s income tax rate by one-half percent, to three-and-a-half percent,