Senate Bill 204

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Last Action 03/29/21: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Title AN ACT relating to vehicle recyclers.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 1432
Sponsor J. Higdon
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 177.905, to change the definition of "road" to include only those highways which are a part of the national highway system, thereby limiting Transportation Cabinet regulation of automobile recyclers to only those facilities visible from roads that are part of the national highway system.
Index Headings of Original Version Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Transportation Cabinet authority over auto recyclers, national highways system
Junkyards - Transportation Cabinet authority over auto recyclers, national highways system
Motor Vehicles - Transportation Cabinet authority over auto recyclers, national highways system
State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet authority over auto recyclers, national highways system
Fiscal Note - Auto recyclers, local government ordinances and regulations, compliance requirement
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/09/21
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
02/10/21
  • to Transportation (S)
02/26/21
  • taken from Transportation (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Transportation (S)
03/01/21
  • taken from Transportation (S)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Transportation (S)
03/03/21
  • reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 4, 2021
03/04/21
  • 3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/05/21
  • received in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
  • to Transportation (H)
  • posted in committee
03/11/21
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/12/21
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
03/15/21
  • floor amendment (2) filed
03/29/21
  • taken from the Orders of the Day
  • recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 177.912 to require any auto recycler to comply with all local ordinances, rules, and regulations, regardless if the auto recycler is required to be permitted under KRS 177.910; specifies that for any auto recycler required to be permitted under KRS 177.910, the commissioner of highways may exempt the auto recycler from the permit process, if the local government certifies the auto recycler's compliance as a conforming use in an industrially zoned area under the applicable zoning ordinances and regulations.
Index Headings State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, auto recyclers, permit process exemption
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Transportation Cabinet authority over auto recyclers, national highways system
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Auto recyclers, local government ordinances and regulations, compliance requirement
Junkyards - Transportation Cabinet authority over auto recyclers, national highways system
Junkyards - Auto recyclers, local government ordinances and regulations, compliance requirement
Motor Vehicles - Transportation Cabinet authority over auto recyclers, national highways system
Motor Vehicles - Auto recyclers, local government ordinances and regulations, compliance requirement
State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet authority over auto recyclers, national highways system

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor K. Upchurch
Summary Allow recyclers permitted by the department on the effective date of the Act, but no longer subject to department oversight to continue operation on the same site for which they were permitted; keep screening, site, and use restrictions imposed by the department in place unless removed by a planning and zoning body, city, or county; give responsibility for enforcement at the local level to county attorneys.
Index Headings Attorney, County - Auto recyclers, enforcement authority
Attorney, County - Auto recyclers, standards
Cities - Auto recyclers, standards
Counties - Auto recyclers, standards
Motor Vehicles - Auto recyclers exempt from Transportation Cabinet permitting requirements, grandfather
Planning and Zoning - Auto recyclers, standards

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor K. Upchurch
Summary Delay effective date until July 1, 2022.
Index Headings Effective Dates, Delayed - SB 204, July 1, 2022

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