Kentucky
General Assembly

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Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 30, 2023 3rd reading Floor Amendment (1) withdrawn passed 21-16 with Floor Amendment (2) received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (2) House concurred in Senate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

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