21RS HB 496

House Bill 496

Actions

Last Action	02/10/21: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to highway work zones and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1628
Sponsor	J. Blanton
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define the terms "automated speed enforcement," "owner," and "recorded images"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow the Transportation Cabinet to establish a program for automated speed enforcement in highway work zones; allow the Transportation Cabinet to issue a civil citation to an operator of a motor vehicle traveling more than 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit; establish procedures for citation issuance; direct the Transportation Cabinet to install signage and to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the provisions of this Act; create a new section of KRS 189 to establish civil fines for violations issued by the automated speed enforcement program; specify that all fines and penalties assessed be deposited into the automated speed enforcement fund; require the Transportation Cabinet to annually report to the General Assembly the status of the automated speed enforcement program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to establish the automated speed enforcement fund; specify that moneys collected be used to defray the costs of administering the automated speed enforcement program; specify that any moneys collected in excess of program costs be deposited into the highway work zone safety fund and used for the purposes of that fund; provide that provisions sunset after June 30, 2025, unless the General Assembly takes further action; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings of Original Version	Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones Motor Vehicles - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones Safety - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones Traffic Safety - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones Transportation - Automated speed enforcement fund, establishment Transportation - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones Appropriations - Automated speed enforcement fund, establishment Appropriations - Highway work zone safety fund, moneys from, automated speed enforcement Short Titles and Popular Names - Jared Lee Helton Act of 2021 Sunset Legislation - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, June 30, 2025