| Last Action | 04/17/24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 198) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to transportation and making an appropriation therefor. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 198
Current/Final Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 175 |
| Sponsor | J. Higdon |
| Summary of Enacted Version | Amends KRS 186.040 to direct $30 of the registration fee for vehicles in excess of 44,000 pounds to the county clerk of the county in which the truck is registered; amends KRS 186.050 to set registration fees for vehicles in excess of 44,000 pounds; creates a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to direct the state police to engage in a pilot project to provide operator’s license skills testing in five counties where testing is not currently offered, to set requirements for the state police, and to require that the state police report to the Legislative Research Commission by October 31, 2025, regarding program data, effect on existing testing efforts, and recommendations; amends KRS 186.480 to require that the Department of Kentucky State Police (KSP) include information about the organ donor program in educational materials for driver training; amends KRS 186.560 to require revocation of an operator’s license for certain highway work zone violations; amends KRS 189.010 to define “highway work zone”; amends KRS 189.221 and 189.2325 to conform; amends KRS 189.222 to provide a weight limit allowance of 400 pounds for any vehicle with an auxiliary power unit; amends KRS 189.2327 to increase fines for highway work zone traffic offenses; amends KRS 189.270 to limit the fee that the Transportation Cabinet may set for overdimensional permits to transport farm equipment; amends KRS 189.271, 189.2713, 189.2716, and 189.2717 to require that the Transportation Cabinet promulgate administrative regulations to set fees for overweight and overdimensional permits; amends KRS 189.290 to prohibit a person from operating a vehicle in or near a highway work zone in a manner that endangers persons or property and to provide that violators shall be subject to revocation of their operator’s license; amends KRS 189.340 to prohibit the operation of a truck tractor, trailer, or semitrailer in the far left lane of any roadway that has been divided into three or more clearly marked lanes for travel; amends KRS 189.930 to expand the requirement to move over or slow down when approaching an emergency or public safety vehicle to include any disabled vehicle displaying a warning signal; amends KRS 189.960 to require that operators of motor vehicles yield to workers in or near a highway work zone; amends KRS 189.990 to establish fines for causing physical injury or death to a person while operating a vehicle in or near a highway work zone; amends KRS 281.926 to require that towing companies submit their rate schedules to the nearest KSP post and all local law enforcement agencies in the companies’ service area in addition to making them available to the public upon request, and to direct that the KSP and local law enforcement agencies remove companies that do not comply with these requirements from their wrecker logs for a period of six months for the first violation and one year for any subsequent violation; and amends KRS 281.990 to allow the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to set penalties for violations of KRS 281.920 to 281.936; APPROPRIATION; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025. |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 186.040 to direct $30 of the registration fee for vehicles in excess of 44,000 pounds to the county clerk of the county in which the truck is registered; amend KRS 186.050 to set registration fees for vehicles in excess of 44,000 pounds; amend KRS 189.340 to prohibit the operation of a truck tractor, trailer, or semitrailer in the far left lane of any roadway that has been divided into three or more clearly marked lanes for travel; amend KRS 281.926 to require towing companies to submit their rate schedules to the nearest Department of Kentucky State Police (KSP) post in addition to making them available to the public upon request, and direct the KSP to remove companies that do not comply with these requirements from the KSP wrecker log for a period of six months for the first violation and one year for any subsequent violation; amend KRS 189.222 to provide a weight limit allowance of 400 pounds for any vehicle with an auxiliary power unit; amend KRS 189.221 to conform; amend KRS 75.450 to increase the limit that subscription fire departments may charge for accident response from $500 to $1,000; amend KRS 189.270, 189.271, 189.2713, 189.2716, and 189.2717 to require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to set fees for overweight and overdimensional permits; amend KRS 132.487 to direct the state portion of vehicle property taxes on electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles to the road fund; amend KRS 186.480 to require the KSP to include information about the organ donor program in educational materials for driver training; APPROPRIATION; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2025. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Appropriations - Electric and hybrid vehicles, state property tax, road fund earmark Budget and Financial Administration - Electric and hybrid vehicles, state property tax, road fund earmark Taxation - Electric and hybrid vehicles, state property tax, road fund earmark County Clerks - Motor carrier registration fees, county clerk allocation Effective Dates, Delayed - Vehicle registration fee and property tax provisions, January 1, 2025 Firefighters and Fire Departments - Subscription departments, fees for accident response Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Overweight and overdimensional permits, fees Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer, overtaking, lane usage Motor Carriers - Overweight and overdimensional permits, fees Motor Carriers - Registration fees, vehicles greater than 44,000 pounds Motor Vehicles - Electric and hybrid vehicles, state property tax, road fund earmark Motor Vehicles - Highways, truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer, overtaking, lane usage Police, State - Driver education, organ donation information Police, State - Towing companies, rate schedules, filing requirement State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, administrative regulations, overweight and overdimensional permit fees Taxation, Property - Electric vehicles, state property tax, road fund earmark Transportation - Highways, truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer, overtaking, lane usage Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Transportation Cabinet, administrative regulations, overweight and overdimensional permit fees |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Committee Substitute 2 House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions, except: amend KRS 281.926 to require towing companies to submit their rate schedules to all local law enforcement agencies in the company's service area; direct local law enforcement agencies to remove companies that do not comply with these requirements from their wrecker log for a period of six months for the first violation and one year for any subsequent violation; amend KRS 189.270 to limit the fee that the Transportation Cabinet may set for overdimensional permits to transport farm equipment; add a new section to amend KRS 281.990 to allow the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to set penalties for violations of KRS 281.920 to 281.936. |
| Index Headings |
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Overweight and overdimensional permits, fees Motor Carriers - Overweight and overdimensional permits, fees Motor Vehicles - Towing statutes, penalties State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, administrative regulations, overweight and overdimensional permit fees State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, vehicle towing statutes, penalties Transportation - Motor vehicle towing statutes, penalties Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Transportation Cabinet, motor vehicle towing statutes, penalties Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Transportation Cabinet, administrative regulations, overweight and overdimensional permit fees |
| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 2 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions, except: amend KRS 281.926 to require towing companies to submit their rate schedules to all local law enforcement agencies in the company's service area; direct local law enforcement agencies to remove companies that do not comply with these requirements from their wrecker log for a period of six months for the first violation and one year for any subsequent violation; amend KRS 189.270 to limit the fee that the Transportation Cabinet may set for overdimensional permits to transport farm equipment; amend KRS 281.990 to allow the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to set penalties for violations of KRS 281.920 to 281.936; amend KRS 189.340 to provide a road condition exception to the prohibition on operating a motor vehicle in the leftmost lane of a multi-lane highway; delete sections amending KRS 75.450, regarding charges for fire department response to accidents, and KRS 132.487, regarding distribution of the motor vehicle property tax on electric vehicles. |
| Index Headings |
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Overweight and overdimensional permits, fees Motor Carriers - Overweight and overdimensional permits, fees Motor Vehicles - Towing statutes, penalties State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, administrative regulations, overweight and overdimensional permit fees State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, vehicle towing statutes, penalties Transportation - Motor vehicle towing statutes, penalties Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Transportation Cabinet, administrative regulations, overweight and overdimensional permit fees Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Transportation Cabinet, motor vehicle towing statutes, penalties |
| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; amend KRS 189.930 to expand the requirement to move over or slow down when approaching an emergency or public safety vehicle to include any disabled vehicle displaying a warning signal; amend KRS 189.290 to prohibit a person from operating a vehicle in or near a highway work zone in a manner that endangers persons or property; provide that violators shall be subject to revocation of their operator's license; amend KRS 189.960 to require that operators of motor vehicles yield to workers in or near a highway work zone; remove condition that workers must be present or that work is being performed for a violation to occur; amend KRS 189.2327 to increase fines for highway work zone traffic offenses; amend KRS 189.990 to establish fines for causing physical injury or death to a person while operating a vehicle in or near a highway work zone; amend KRS 189.010 to define "highway work zone"; amend KRS 186.560 to require revocation of an operator's license for certain highway work zones violations; amend KRS 189.2325 to conform; create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to direct the state police to engage in a pilot project to provide operator's license skills testing in five counties where testing is not currently offered; set requirements for the state police; require the state police to report to the Legislative Research Commission by October 31, 2025 regarding program data, effect on existing testing efforts, and recommendations. |
| Index Headings |
Crimes and Punishments - Highway work zones, traffic offenses, license revocation Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Move over law, disabled vehicles Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Work zones, definition Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Work zones, safety restrictions, violations Motor Vehicles - Highway work zones, traffic offenses, increased penalties Motor Vehicles - Move over law, disabled vehicles Police, State - Testing, remote testing pilot project Traffic Safety - Highway work zones, definition Traffic Safety - Move over law, disabled vehicles Traffic Safety - Work zones, safety restrictions, violations Transportation - Highway work zones, definition Transportation - Highway work zones, traffic offenses, increased penalties Transportation - Move over law, disabled vehicles Transportation - Work zones, safety restrictions, violations Public Safety - Move over law, disabled vehicles Reports Mandated - Driver testing, Kentucky State Police, remote testing pilot project Driver Licensing - Testing, Kentucky State Police, remote testing pilot project |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | J. Blanton |
| Summary | Amend KRS 376.325 to allow for the disposal of towed vehicles by a towing and storage company if a lienholder does not respond to notifications from the towing and storage company. |
| Index Headings |
Liens - Towed motor vehicle, disposal Motor Vehicles - Towed, disposal Transportation - Towed motor vehicle, disposal |
Last updated: 9/26/2024 1:37 PM (EDT)