Kentucky
General Assembly

02/14/23	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/16/23	to Transportation (S)
02/22/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/23/23	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/28/23	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
03/01/23	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 03, 2023
03/02/23	floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
03/03/23	3rd reading floor amendment withdrawn Floor Amendments (1) and (2) passed 27 -6 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3) received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/09/23	to Transportation (H)
03/14/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/15/23	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/16/23	taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3-title) filed 3rd reading, passed 52-35 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title) received in Senate to Rules (S)
03/29/23	posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (1), (2) and (3-title) Senate refused to concur in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title)
03/30/23	received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for receding from House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2), and Floor Amendment (3-title)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Maintain original provisions; add in an exception for ALPR data retention for toll collection activities on highways and bridges; make technical corrections.
Index Headings	Motor Vehicles - Automated license plate reader, data usage Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Automated license plate reader, data usage Traffic Safety - Automated license plate reader, data usage Transportation - Automated license plate reader, data usage Technical Corrections - SB 129/SCS 1

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	A. Mays Bledsoe
Summary	Replace language allowing data captured by ALPRs to be retained for more than 90 days for felony prosecution, and insert language to allow for retaining the data for more than 90 days to all criminal prosecutions and administrative investigations.
Index Headings	Motor Vehicles - Automated license plate reader, data usage Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Automated license plate reader, data usage Traffic Safety - Automated license plate reader, data usage Transportation - Automated license plate reader, data usage

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Higdon
Summary	Delete original provision; create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; establish that automated license plate readers (ALPRs) shall only be used by law enforcement and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet; establish a 90 day data storage limit unless being used for criminal prosecutions or toll collection; prohibit the selling of data obtained by ALPRs and prohibit sharing of data except with law enforcement officers or agencies.
Index Headings	Motor Vehicles - Automated license plate reader, data usage Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Automated license plate reader, data usage Traffic Safety - Automated license plate reader, data usage Transportation - Automated license plate reader, data usage

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	J. Higdon
Summary	Delete original provision; create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; establish that automated license plate readers (ALPRs) shall only be used for the purposes of protecting public safety, conducting criminal investigations, and ensuring compliance with law, and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for toll collection activites; establish a 90 day data storage limit unless being used for criminal prosecutions or toll collection; prohibit the selling of data obtained by ALPRs and prohibit sharing of data except with law enforcement officers or agencies.
Index Headings	Motor Vehicles - Automated license plate reader, data usage Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Automated license plate reader, data usage Traffic Safety - Automated license plate reader, data usage Transportation - Automated license plate reader, data usage

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except delineate which schools fall under the definition of "entity"; include exceptions for ALPR data retention when the data is subject of a subpoena duces tecum or preservation of evidence notification; add additional language to ensure usage of data for toll collection activities on highways and bridges and by the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
Index Headings	Motor Vehicles - Automated license plate reader, data usage Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Automated license plate reader, data usage Traffic Safety - Automated license plate reader, data usage Transportation - Automated license plate reader, data usage

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Blanton
Summary	Retain original provisions; insert new subsection so that the provisions do not apply when an ALPR is used by an entity for a permissible purpose enumerated in the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994.
Index Headings	Motor Vehicles - Automated license plate reader, data usage Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Automated license plate reader, data usage Traffic Safety - Automated license plate reader, data usage Transportation - Automated license plate reader, data usage Federal Laws and Regulations - Automated license plate reader, Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	D. Meade
Summary	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 and the Kentucky State Police; establish requirements for proof of insurance or self-insurance of at least one million dollars 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; set limits on the regulatory authority of local governments in regard to the operation of 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 and establish that the vehicle owner is considered the operator for compliance with traffic and motor laws; 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 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; amend KRS 281.655 to conform.
Index Headings	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 - Transportation Cabinet, autonomous vehicles, authority and regulatory framework

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	D. Meade
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 129/GA