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House Bill 696

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Last Action	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 160)
Title	AN ACT relating to vehicle accident reports.
Bill Documents	Bill
Bill Request Number	541
Sponsors	W. Coursey, A. Webb-Edgington, J. Greer, S. Santoro
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 189.635 to clarify that accident reports are not public records; allow a limited exemption to the prohibition on commercial distribution of accident reports to allow sharing with entities that collect vehicle accident data to give consumers a means of determining a vehicle's accident history and allow contracting with an entity to provide electronic accident reports to some entities also are eligible to receive them; require the department to promulgate administrative regulations regarding fees for accident reports provided under this section.
Index Headings of Original Version	Motor Vehicles - Accident reports, sharing data on vehicle accident information Police, State - Accident reports, sharing data on vehicle accident information Transportation - Accident reports, sharing data on vehicle accident information Public Records and Reports - Accident reports, limit distribution of to involved parties, media and vehicle safety data entities
Proposed Amendments	House Floor Amendment 1 Senate Committee Substitute 1
Votes	Vote History

Actions

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04/02/04	3rd reading, passed with Committee Substitute
03/03/08	introduced in House
03/04/08	to Seniors, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H) posting waived
03/05/08	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/06/08	2nd reading, to Rules
03/10/08	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 11, 2008 floor amendment (1) filed
03/11/08	3rd reading, passed 94-1 with floor amendment (1)
03/12/08	received in Senate
03/14/08	to Transportation (S)
03/27/08	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
03/28/08	2nd reading, to Rules
04/02/08	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for April 2, 2008 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute received in House to Rules (H)
04/14/08	taken from Rules posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute passed 94-4 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
04/15/08	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/24/08	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 160)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	W. Coursey
Summary	Amend to provide that a copy of an accident report shall be available without subpoena to any party to litigation when the request is filed with a copy of the first page of the complaint that is stamped by the court clerk.
Index Headings	Motor Vehicles - Accident reports, sharing data on vehicle accident information Police, State - Accident reports, sharing data on vehicle accident information Transportation - Accident reports, sharing data on vehicle accident information Public Records and Reports - Accident reports, limit distribution of to involved parties, media and vehicle safety data entities

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain the provisions of the GA copy, except allow accident reports to be available to insurers of their written designee for insurance business purposes.
Index Headings	Motor Vehicles - Accident reports, sharing data on vehicle accident information Police, State - Accident reports, sharing data on vehicle accident information Transportation - Accident reports, sharing data on vehicle accident information Public Records and Reports - Accident reports, limit distribution of to involved parties, media and vehicle safety data entities

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