22RS HB 542

House Bill 542

Actions

Last Action	02/22/22: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to highway work zones and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	2125
Sponsor	J. Blanton
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define "automated speed enforcement," "owner," "program," and "recorded images"; direct the Transportation Cabinet to establish a pilot program for automated speed enforcement in highway work zones and 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 program; establish civil fines for violations issued under the 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 Legislative Research Commission the status of the program; establish the automated speed enforcement fund; specify that moneys collected be used to defray the costs of administering the 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; repeal sections effective July 1, 2026: provide the Act may be cited as the Jared Lee Helton Act of 2022; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings of Original Version	Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Automated speed enforcement in highway work zones pilot program Motor Vehicles - Automated speed enforcement in highway work zones pilot program Safety - Automated speed enforcement in highway work zones pilot program Traffic Safety - Automated speed enforcement in highway work zones pilot program Transportation - Automated speed enforcement fund, establishment Transportation - Automated speed enforcement in highway work zones pilot program Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Automated speed enforcement in highway work zones pilot program 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 2022 Sunset Legislation - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, July 1, 2026