House Bill 135

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 04/10/23: Vetoed
Title AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number 201
Sponsors J. Bray, D. Meade , K. Upchurch
Summary of Original Version Create various sections of KRS Chapter 186 to establish a regulatory framework for the operation of fully autonomous vehicles on public highways; define terms; establish requirements for autonomous vehicles and automated driving systems; require submission of a law enforcement interaction plan with the Transportation Cabinet; establish requirements for proof of insurance or self-insurance in amounts identical to current levels for personal and commercial motor vehicles; require titling and registration of fully autonomous vehicles; establish the Transportation Cabinet as the sole agency responsible for administering statutes and regulations regarding fully autonomous vehicles; amend KRS 65.873 to prohibit any unit of local government from prohibiting the operation of fully autonomous vehicles or establishing rules or ordinances that are specific to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles; amend KRS 186.410 to establish that when an automated driving system is installed and engaged on a motor vehicle, the automated driving system is considered to be the operator of the vehicle and licensed to operate the vehicle; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to exempt fully autonomous vehicles designed to be operated exclusively by an automated driving system from any vehicle equipment requirements of KRS 189.020 to KRS 189.205 that relate to vehicle operation by a human driver; amend KRS 189.635 to establish responsibility for the filing of accident reports and notification of law enforcement after accidents involving fully autonomous vehicles; amend KRS 281.010 to define terms relating to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles as motor carriers; amend KRS 281.630 to establish that any administrative regulations promulgated by the department that apply only to a human driver shall not apply to a fully autonomous vehicle; amend KRS 281.764 to require only the lead vehicle in a truck platoon to have a human driver behind the wheel of their vehicle.
Index Headings of Original Version Federal Laws and Regulations - Autonomous vehicles, compliance with NHTSA standards
Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Autonomous vehicles, minimum coverage requirements
Motor Carriers - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Motor Vehicles - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Safety - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Technology - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Driver Licensing - Autonomous vehicles, definition of driver
Traffic Safety - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Transportation - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Local Mandate - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
Senate Floor Amendment 1
Senate Floor Amendment 2
Votes Vote History
Governor's Veto Message Veto

Actions

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01/06/23
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/23/23
  • to Transportation (H)
02/28/23
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/01/23
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/03/23
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 07, 2023
03/08/23
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/09/23
  • floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
  • 3rd reading, passed 62-36 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)
03/10/23
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
03/13/23
  • to Transportation (S)
03/14/23
  • taken from Transportation (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Transportation (S)
03/29/23
  • reassigned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
  • taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
  • floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
03/30/23
  • reported favorably, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 30, 2023
  • 3rd reading
  • Floor Amendment (1) withdrawn
  • passed 21-16 with Floor Amendment (2)
  • received in House
  • to Rules (H)
  • posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (2)
  • House concurred in Senate Floor Amendment (2)
  • passed 59-40
  • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • delivered to Governor
04/10/23
  • Vetoed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain provisions of the original bill with the following exceptions: define "public agency"; require that a law enforcement interaction plan be submitted to the Department of Kentucky State Police and clarify required elements of the plan; increase minimum insurance requirement for noncommercial fully autonomous vehicles to $1 million for death or bodily injury and property damage; include automated driving systems regarding limits on the Transportation Cabinet's regulatory authority; delete Section 8 and insert a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to set limits on the regulatory authority of local governments in regard to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles; amend KRS 186.410 to establish that the owner of a fully autonomous vehicles shall be considered the operator of the vehicle for the purpose of assessing compliance with traffic or motor vehicle laws; amend KRS 281.655 to establish minimum insurance requirement for fully autonomous vehicles operated under a certificate issued under KRS Chapter 281 of $1 million for death or bodily injury and property damage.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Local Mandate - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Autonomous vehicles, minimum coverage requirements
Motor Carriers - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Motor Vehicles - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Safety - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Technology - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Driver Licensing - Autonomous vehicles, definition of driver
Traffic Safety - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Transportation - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor P. Flannery
Summary Require insurance coverage for autonomous vehicles to include an owner, operator, and registrant as additional insureds; require insurance coverage for autonomous vehicles operated as motor carriers to include a motor carrier, owner, operator, and registrant as additional insureds; insert language clarifying the definition of operator and remedies for damages.
Index Headings Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Autonomous vehicles, minimum coverage requirements
Motor Carriers - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Motor Vehicles - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Safety - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Technology - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Driver Licensing - Autonomous vehicles, definition of driver
Transportation - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor D. Meade
Summary Clarify that the owner of an autonomous vehicle is required to comply with all applicable traffic and motor vehicle laws, regardless of whether the owner is in the vehicle.
Index Headings Driver Licensing - Autonomous vehicles, compliance with traffic laws, owner responsibility
Motor Vehicles - Autonomous vehicles, compliance with traffic laws, owner responsibility
Traffic Safety - Autonomous vehicles, compliance with traffic laws, owner responsibility
Transportation - Autonomous vehicles, compliance with traffic laws, owner responsibility

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor P. Wheeler
Summary Retain provisions of the original bill, except prohibit the operation of any fully autonomous vehicle without an appropriately credentialed human driver in the vehicle to monitor the automated driving system and intervene if necessary; remove changes that would allow trail vehicles in a platoon to operate without a human driver behind the wheel.
Index Headings Motor Carriers - Autonomous vehicles, human driver, requirement
Motor Vehicles - Autonomous vehicles, human driver, requirement
Safety - Autonomous vehicles, human driver, requirement
Technology - Autonomous vehicles, human driver, requirement
Traffic Safety - Autonomous vehicles, human driver, requirement
Transportation - Autonomous vehicles, human driver, requirement

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor P. Wheeler
Summary Retain provisions except, increase the required liability insurance coverage for autonomous vehicles from one million dollars to five million dollars.
Index Headings Insurance, Motor Vehicle - Autonomous vehicles, minimum coverage requirements
Motor Carriers - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Motor Vehicles - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Safety - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Technology - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Driver Licensing - Autonomous vehicles, definition of driver
Traffic Safety - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Transportation - Autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Transportation Cabinet, autonomous vehicles

Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)