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JLARC staff summarize 2026 tax‑preference legislation, noting new exemptions and a major tax package
Summary
Jeff Cunningham (JLARC) told the commission 20 bills addressed tax preferences in 2026, including repeal of a coal tax exemption, changes to refurbished data‑center exemptions, property tax exemptions for renewable energy and land‑bank authorities, and a large omnibus package that creates income‑tax provisions and expands the working‑families credit.
Jeff Cunningham, staff to the Citizen Commission, summarized tax‑preference legislation from the 2026 legislative session during the commission’s May 6 meeting.
Cunningham reported that 20 bills addressed tax preferences and that staff grouped them into four categories: two bills implemented prior JLARC recommendations; one bill amended a preference currently under JLARC review; five created new tax preferences; and 12 expanded, extended, narrowed or otherwise amended existing preferences.
He highlighted several examples. House Bill 2367 repealed the sales‑and‑use‑tax exemption for coal…
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