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Senate Bill 75

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Last Action 04/01/20: to Transportation (H)
Title AN ACT relating to off-highway vehicles and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements Corrections Impact
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number 1300
Sponsors P. Wheeler, S. West, R. Girdler, A. Robinson, B. Smith, J. Turner
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 186.010 to define "off-highway vehicles" or "OHV"; consider an OHV to be a motor vehicle for registration purposes; amend KRS 186.050 to establish an annual registration fee for resident OHVs and a $30 fee for nonresident OHV registration; allow the clerk to retain $5 for nonresident OHV registration; create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to allow for the operation of OHVs on a county roadways and state roadways identified by the Transportation Cabinet and the Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreational Authority; prohibit OHV operation on any fully controlled access highway; allow a local government to prohibit OHV use on county roadways under its jurisdiction; establish OHV operation requirements; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; establish exemptions; allow a nonresident OHV permit to be valid for six months; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 189.517 to comply; amend KRS 189.990 to establish that operating an OHV in violation of Sections 3 and 4 of this Act shall be a Class B misdemeanor.
Index Headings of Original Version Corrections Impact - Off-highway vehicles, operation on certain public roadways
Local Mandate - Off-highway vehicles, operation on certain public roadways
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Off-highway vehicles, operation on certain public roadways
Local Government - Off-highway vehicles, operation on certain public roadways, ordinance prohibiting
Motor Vehicles - Off-highway vehicles, operation on certain public roadways
Transportation - Off-highway vehicles, operation on certain public roadways
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
Senate Floor Amendment 1
Senate Floor Amendment 2
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/04/20
  • introduced in Senate
02/06/20
  • to Transportation (S)
02/24/20
  • reassigned to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (S)
02/25/20
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/26/20
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/12/20
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/17/20
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 17, 2020
  • floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
  • passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/18/20
  • 3rd reading
  • floor amendment (1) withdrawn
  • passed 31-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)
03/19/20
  • received in House
  • taken from Committee on Committees (H)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Committee on Committees (H)
04/01/20
  • taken from Committee on Committees
  • 2nd reading
  • to Transportation (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements Corrections Impact to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; specify that only OHVs registered for highway use are considered to be motor vehicles for registration purposes only; specify that a local government may designate roadways under its jurisdiction for OHV operation; require an OHV to be insured in compliance with KRS 304.39-110(3); amend KRS 304.39-110 to conform.
Index Headings Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Off-highway vehicles, operation on certain public roadways
Local Government - Off-highway vehicles, operation of, on county roadways specified by local government
Motor Vehicles - Off-highway vehicles, operation on certain public roadways
Transportation - Off-highway vehicles, operation on certain public roadways
Economic Development - Off-highway vehicles, operation on certain public roadways
Tourism - Off-highway vehicles, operation on certain public roadways

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor E. Harris
Summary Remove original provisions; define "off-highway vehicle," "local government," and "recreational authority"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow a local government to adopt an ordinance authorizing OHV use; require a local government to specify any county or city roadways under its jurisdiction authorized for OHV use; allows a local government to petition the Transportation Cabinet for the inclusion of any state roadway within the local government's boundary in its ordinance; require the cabinet to respond to the local government within 30 days regarding roadway approval or denial; allow a local government to assess an annual OHV permit fee of $30 for KY residents and $50 for nonresidents; appropriate $5 of the fee to the regional authority and $5 to the cabinet; specifiy that annual OHV permits expire on April 1 of each year; allow a local government to establish an online issuance system; allow a local government to contract with a regional authority or a private vendor for the issuance and sale of OHV permits; establish safety requirements; allow for the operation of an OHV that has been issued a permit on the roadways specified by any county that has enacted a local OHV ordinance; require the placement of signage denoting OHV use; allow the Transportation Cabinet to prohibit OHV use on specific roadways if deemed in the interest of public safety; outline exemptions; amend KRS 189.515 to conform.
Index Headings Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Off-highway vehicles, operation of on public highways
Local Government - Off-highway vehicles, local ordinance allowing for operation of on public highways
Tourism - Off-highway vehicles, operation of on public highways
Transportation - Off-highway vehicles, operation of on public highways

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor P. Wheeler
Summary Remove original provisions; define "off-highway vehicle," "local government," and "recreational authority"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow a local government to adopt an ordinance authorizing OHV use; require a local government to specify any county or city roadways under its jurisdiction authorized for OHV use; allows a local government to petition the Transportation Cabinet for the inclusion of any state roadway within the local government's boundary in its ordinance; require the cabinet to respond to the local government within 30 days regarding roadway approval or denial; allow a local government to assess an annual OHV permit fee of $30 for KY residents and $50 for nonresidents; appropriate $5 of the fee to the regional authority and $5 to the cabinet; specify that annual OHV permits expire on April 1 of each year; allow a local government to establish an online issuance system; allow a local government to contract with a regional authority or a private vendor for the issuance and sale of OHV permits; outline OHV insurance requirements; establish safety requirements; allow for the operation of an OHV that has been issued a permit on the roadways specified by any county that has enacted a local OHV ordinance; require the placement of signage denoting OHV use; allow the Transportation Cabinet to prohibit OHV use on specific roadways if deemed in the interest of public safety; outline exemptions; amend KRS 189.515 to conform.
Index Headings Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Off-highway vehicles, operation of on public highways
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Off-highway vehicles, insurance requirements, establishment of
Local Government - Off-highway vehicles, local ordinance allowing for operation of on public highways
Tourism - Off-highway vehicles, operation of on public highways
Transportation - Off-highway vehicles, operation of on public highways
Transportation - Off-highway vehicles, insurance requirements, establishment of

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