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House Bill 833

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Legislative History
Last Action	04/05/24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103)
Title	AN ACT relating to motor vehicle inspectors.
Bill Documents	Acts Chapter 103 Current/Final Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number	1668
Sponsors	D. Meade , D. Bentley, R. Duvall, K. Jackson, K. King, W. Lawrence, R. Palumbo, W. Williams, N. Wilson
Summary of Enacted Version	Amends KRS 70.030 to allow a sheriff to appoint nonsworn special inspectors solely to perform motor vehicle inspections; amends KRS 186A.115 to allow sheriffs to appoint up to two employees of a motor vehicle dealer licensed under KRS Chapter 190 and doing business in the sheriff’s county as special inspectors solely to complete inspections of motor vehicles to be sold by that dealer if the motor vehicle dealer is a new motor vehicle dealer or a used motor vehicle dealer that makes an average of 100 motor vehicle sales per month for the preceding 12 months, to allow the sheriff to retain fees for conducting motor vehicle inspections in the amount of $30 for a motor vehicle dealer that has an employee who is appointed as a special inspector, $15 for a motor vehicle dealer that does not have an employee appointed as a special inspector, or $15 for an individual, to require that the Transportation Cabinet promulgate administrative regulations to create an electronic certified vehicle inspection form to electronically input all required information for motor vehicle inspections, and to exempt certified inspector numbers from open records requests unless required by a court order; and amends KRS 186A.990 to add intentionally or willfully divulging a certified inspector number as a Class A misdemeanor and selling a certified inspector number as a Class D felony.
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 186A.115 to allow sheriffs to appoint up to two individuals at a new or used motor vehicle dealer that makes an average of 100 motor vehicle sales per month for the preceding 12 months as special inspectors solely to complete inspections of motor vehicles to be sold by that dealer; increase fees retained by the sheriff for conducting motor vehicle inspections; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to create an electronic certified vehicle inspection form to electronically input all required information for motor vehicle inspections; exempt certified inspector numbers from open records requests unless required by a court order; amend KRS 186A.990 to add intentionally or willfully divulging a certified inspector number as a Class A misdemeanor and selling a certified inspector number as a Class D felony; amend KRS 70.030 to allow a sheriff to appoint a special inspector solely to perform motor vehicle inspections.
Index Headings of Original Version	Motor Vehicles - Inspections, fees, certified inspector number, electronic inspection form Sheriffs - Motor vehicle inspections, fees, certified inspector number, electronic inspection form Sheriffs - Special inspectors, appointment for motor vehicle inspections Transportation - Motor vehicle inspections, fees, certified inspector number, electronic inspection form Corrections Impact - Motor vehicle inspections, fees, certified inspector number, electronic inspection form Local Mandate - Special inspectors, appointment for motor vehicle inspections
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements
Votes	Vote History

Actions

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02/26/24	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/01/24	to Transportation (H)
03/07/24	taken from Transportation (H) 1st reading returned to Transportation (H)
03/11/24	taken from Transportation (H) 2nd reading returned to Transportation (H)
03/12/24	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 13, 2024
03/14/24	3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/15/24	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/21/24	to Transportation (S)
03/26/24	taken from Transportation (S) 1st reading returned to Transportation (S)
03/27/24	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
03/28/24	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024 3rd reading, passed 37-1 received in House enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/05/24	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except allow the sheriff to retain fees for conducting motor vehicle inspections in the amount of $30 for a motor vehicle dealer that has an employee who is appointed as a special inspector, $15 for a motor vehicle dealer that does not have an employee appointed as a special inspector, or $15 for an individual; change the additional fee per trip for an off site inspection to $20; allow sheriffs to appoint up to two individuals at a new motor vehicle dealer or a used motor vehicle dealer, that makes an average of 100 motor vehicle sales per month for the preceding 12 months, as special inspectors solely to complete inspections of motor vehicles to be sold by that dealer.
Index Headings	Motor Vehicles - Motor vehicle inspections, fees, sheriff appointed special inspector Sheriffs - Special inspectors, fees, appointment for motor vehicle inspections Transportation - Motor vehicle inspections, fees, sheriff appointed special inspector

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