Kentucky
General Assembly

09/04/09	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
11/04/09	To: Interim Joint Committee on Transportation
01/05/10	introduced in House to Transportation (H)
01/22/10	posted in committee
01/26/10	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
01/27/10	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/02/10	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 3, 2010
02/03/10	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
02/04/10	3rd reading, passed 80-16 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2)
02/05/10	received in Senate
02/08/10	to Judiciary (S)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provision of the bill; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to prohibit the use of a personal communication device for any person under the age of 18 while operating a motor vehicle; provide for exclusions; set fine for violation at $20-$100; exclude violation from the imposition of court costs; clarify that restrictions on texting and personal communication device use in sections 1 and 2 apply only to vehicles on the traveled portion of a roadway; amend KRS 186.452 and 186.454 to provide that a violation of the texting or personal communication device use prohibition shall add an additional 6 months onto the time a permit or intermediate license holder must wait before advancing to the next stage of graduated license.
Index Headings	Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Text messaging, prohibit while operating a motor vehicle Motor Vehicles - Text messaging, prohibit while operating a motor vehicle Safety - Text messaging, prohibit while operating a motor vehicle Transportation - Text messaging, prohibit while operating a motor vehicle

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. Riggs
Summary	Apply the prohibitions on texting while operating a motor vehicle and minors using personal communication devices while operating a motor vehicle only when the vehicle is in motion.
Index Headings	Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Text messaging, prohibit while operating a motor vehicle Motor Vehicles - Text messaging, prohibit while operating a motor vehicle Safety - Text messaging, prohibit while operating a motor vehicle Transportation - Text messaging, prohibit while operating a motor vehicle

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Richards
Summary	Apply the prohibitions on texting while operating a motor vehicle and minors using personal communication devices while operating a motor vehicle only when the vehicle is in motion; specify that an operator of an emergency or public safety vehicle may use a personal communication device only when it is an essential function of the operator's duties.
Index Headings	Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Text messaging, prohibit while operating a motor vehicle Motor Vehicles - Text messaging, prohibit while operating a motor vehicle Safety - Text messaging, prohibit while operating a motor vehicle Transportation - Text messaging, prohibit while operating a motor vehicle