Kentucky
General Assembly

02/10/23	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/14/23	to Transportation (S)
03/08/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/09/23	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 10, 2023
03/10/23	floor amendment filed Floor Amendments (1) and (2) passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/13/23	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
03/14/23	3rd reading Floor Amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3)
03/15/23	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281 authorizing towing and storage companies to assess applicable and reasonable charges; amend KRS 281.920 to define "contents" and "reasonable charges"; amend KRS 67.592 to require a jailer return a valid operator's license upon a person's release, unless needed for evidentiary purposes; amend KRS 186.400 to require a notation in the operator's license database when a license is issued, renewed, suspended, or revoked; amend KRS 186A.010 to require a notation in AVIS when a motor vehicle's registration is issued, renewed, or revoked; amend KRS 186A.145 to conform; amend KRS 186.170, effective January 1, 2024, to allow for proof of a registration receipt in an electronic format; require peace officers with access to AVIS to check it at the time of a stop; amend KRS 186.510 to require a peace officer to check the operator's license database; allow a person to provide proof of a valid operator's license prior to the court date; allows for proof of an operator's license in an electronic format; amend KRS 186.990 to allow the dismissal of a charge with proof the vehicle is properly registered; amend KRS 189.450 to conform; amend KRS 189.725 to eliminate the right of a towing and storage company to have a lien on a vehicle and its contents; amend KRS 24A.175, 138.465, 186.574, 189.271,189.370, 376.268, and 431.452 to conform; repeal KRS 376.275, which established a towing or storage companies lien on a motor vehicle and its contents; effective in part January 1, 2024.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Delayed - Motor vehicle registration receipt, proof, January 1, 2024 Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Vehicle, towing, liens, charges Motor Vehicles - Towing, liens, charges Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Traffic stop, operator's license database, AVIS Police, City and County - Traffic stop, operator's license database, AVIS Police, State - Traffic stop, operator's license database, AVIS Trade Practices and Retailing - Vehicle, towing, liens, charges Traffic Safety - Uniform citation, no operator's license or registration receipt, dismissal Transportation - Operator's license status, notation, operator's license database Transportation - Registration receipts, notation, AVIS Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Release from custody, operator's license, return

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Turner
Summary	Eliminate the repeal of KRS 376.275; amend KRS 376.275 to provide that a towing or storage company does not have a lien on a motor vehicle's contents; remove sections that were conforming amendments and are no longer needed.
Index Headings	Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Vehicle, towing, liens Motor Vehicles - Towing, liens Trade Practices and Retailing - Vehicle, towing, liens

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	D. Carroll
Summary	Remove sections relating to penalties for speeding 5 mph or less over the limit and defective equipment; remove language requiring a 24 hour wait before a vehicle may be towed under certain circumstances.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Speeding and defective equipment, penalties Motor Vehicles - Speeding and defective equipment, penalties Motor Vehicles - Towing, ability to authorize Transportation - Speeding and defective equipment violations, penalties Transportation - Towing, ability to authorize

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	J. Turner
Summary	Remove section relating to penalties for speeding 5 mph or less over the limit; remove language requiring privately owned and business owned parking lots wait 24 hours before a vehicle may be towed under certain circumstances; provide that a courtesy warning or a uniform citation may be issued for certain defective equipment violations.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Speeding and defective equipment violations, penalties Motor Vehicles - Speeding and defective equipment violations, penalties Motor Vehicles - Towing, ability to authorize Transportation - Speeding and defective equipment violations, penalties Transportation - Towing, ability to authorize