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This bill modifies Kentucky's inheritance tax laws to include foster children as Class A beneficiaries and simplifies the tax rate and exemption provisions. Specifically, the bill removes the previously complex tiered tax rates and exemption schedules for different time periods between 1995 and 1998, replacing them with a more straightforward approach. Foster children are now explicitly added to the list of Class A beneficiaries, who receive the most favorable tax treatment when inheriting property. The bill will apply to estates of individuals who die on or after July 1, 2025. The changes streamline the inheritance tax calculation by removing detailed percentage-based brackets and time-specific exemptions, instead allowing each Class A beneficiary's total inheritable interest to be subject to the tax provisions. This modification aims to simplify the inheritance tax process and provide more consistent treatment for foster children in estate transfers.