| Last Action | 03/07/25: to Committee on Committees (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to highway work zones. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1044 |
| Sponsors | J. Blanton, R. Roarx, S. Rudy |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define "automated speed enforcement device," "owner," "program," and "recorded images"; direct the Transportation Cabinet to establish a pilot program for automated speed enforcement in highway work zones and issue a civil citation to an operator of a motor vehicle traveling more than 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit when a bona fide worker is present; establish procedures for citation issuance; direct the Transportation Cabinet to install signage with lights that are flashing when an automated speed enforcement device is active; specify that courtesy warnings shall be given for the first 30 days following the date on which the system is active in any part of the work zone; establish when an image recorded by an automated speed enforcement device is to be destroyed; establish to whom an image recorded by an automated speed enforcement device may be disclosed; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the program; establish civil fines for violations issued under the program; specify that all fines and penalties assessed be deposited into the automated speed enforcement fund; require the Transportation Cabinet to annually report to the Legislative Research Commission the status of the program and the number of vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities occurring in highway work zones; establish the automated speed enforcement fund; specify that moneys collected be used to defray the costs of administering the program; specify that any moneys collected in excess of program costs be deposited into the highway work zone safety fund and used for the purposes of that fund; provide that the provisions be repealed effective July 1, 2029; provide that the Act may be cited as the Jared Lee Helton Act of 2025. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, flashing signage Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, pilot program Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Automated speed enforcement, recorded images, retention and use Motor Vehicles - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, flashing signage Motor Vehicles - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, pilot program Motor Vehicles - Automated speed enforcement, recorded images, retention and use Safety - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, pilot program Traffic Safety - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, flashing signage Traffic Safety - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, pilot program Traffic Safety - Automated speed enforcement, recorded images, retention and use Transportation - Automated speed enforcement fund, creation Transportation - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, flashing signage Transportation - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, pilot program Transportation - Automated speed enforcement, recorded images, retention and use Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, pilot program Reports Mandated - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, July 1, 2029 Short Titles and Popular Names - Jared Lee Helton Act of 2025 Sunset Legislation - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, July 1, 2029 |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 02/18/25 |
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| 02/26/25 |
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| 03/04/25 |
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| 03/07/25 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Delete original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define "automated speed enforcement device" and "images"; establish that peace officers may issue citations to operators of motor vehicles detected by an automated speed enforcement device traveling more than 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit in a highway work zone when a bona fide worker, a peace officer, and a marked vehicle are present; direct the Transportation Cabinet to install signage with lights that are flashing when an automated speed enforcement device is active; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations relating to automated speed enforcement; amend KRS 189.2327 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Jared Lee Helton Act of 2025. |
| Index Headings |
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, flashing signage Motor Vehicles - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones Safety - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones Traffic Safety - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones Traffic Safety - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, flashing signage Transportation - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones Transportation - Automated speed enforcement, highway work zones, flashing signage Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Transportation Cabinet, automated speed enforcement, highway work zones Short Titles and Popular Names - Jared Lee Helton Act of 2025 |
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