Kentucky
General Assembly

02/12/25	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/14/25	to Transportation (S)
02/26/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
02/27/25	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/28/25	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025
03/04/25	3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/05/25	received in House to Committee on Committees (H) to Transportation (H)
03/07/25	taken from Transportation (H) 1st reading returned to Transportation (H)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except remove provisions regarding electronic titling of motor vehicles; amend KRS 186A.120 to require county clerks ensure all applications for a first certificate of registration or title and plate, and the supporting documents, are original documents; require county clerks to process applications and send to the cabinet within three days of receipt; amend KRS 186A.060 to require that vehicles owned by businesses registered by the Kentucky Secretary of State's office are registered using a Federal Employee Identification number; require that applicants for vehicle registration provide a Kentucky operator's license; provide that if the owner of a vehicle operating principally in Kentucky lives out-of-state, the vehicle will be registered using the owner's Social Security number and operator's license; amend KRS 186A.170 to require the Department of Vehicle Regulation title examiners verify that application forms and supporting documents are complete; set forth the process if there is a discrepancy; require title examiners place approval in KAVIS after the applicant has passed the required examinations; create a new section of Subtitle 20 of KRS Chapter 304 to require the commissioner to promulgate emergency and ordinary administrative regulations by June 1, 2025, that identifies the nationally accredited used car valuation guide or tools that are to be used by insurers when determining the retail value of wrecked, destroyed, or damaged vehicles; amend KRS 186A.295, 186A.520, 186A.530, and KRS 186A.555 to conform; amend KRS 186.403 to allow persons who meet the requirements of the REAL ID ACT of 2005, as amended, and has been admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant pursuant to a compact of free association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, or the Federated States of Micronesia to obtain a voluntary travel ID; Amend KRS 186.412, 186.4121, 186.4122, 186.4123, and 186.4125 to conform and to set forth documentation requirements; amend KRS 186.456 to provide that the Kentucky State Police may provide operator's license skill testing in up to 10 counties without permanent, full-time, driver licensing testing; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2025; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	County Clerks - Motor vehicle and boat titling procedures, omnibus bill Effective Dates, Delayed - Voluntary travel ID, free association states, citizen eligibility, effective July 1, 2025 Effective Dates, Emergency - Motor Vehicle Valuation Manual, identification Motor Carriers - Valuation for insurance purposes, manual Motor Vehicles - Titling procedures, omnibus bill Motor Vehicles - Voluntary travel ID, free association states, citizen eligibility Police, State - Driver testing pilot program, expansion State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, voluntary travel ID, free association states, citizen eligibility Homeland Security - Voluntary travel ID, free association states, citizen eligibility Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Motor vehicle valuation for insurance purposes, manual Technology - Electronic signatures, motor vehicle titling and lien submission, acceptance Driver Licensing - Kentucky State Police driver testing pilot program, expansion Driver Licensing - Voluntary travel ID, free association states, citizen eligibility

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Higdon
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 136

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Higdon
Summary	Amend KRS 186.120 to require county clerks ensure that electronic submissions through the electronic title system are complete and specify time frames; amend KRS 186A.060 to allow a Kentucky resident to use a Social Security number when registering a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186.456 to require the department of state police pilot testing project visits affected counties at least one time each month, rather than two.
Index Headings	County Clerks - Motor vehicle title documents, electronic submission Motor Vehicles - Driver testing pilot project, minimum required visits Motor Vehicles - Registration use of Social Security number Motor Vehicles - Title documents, electronic submission, county clerk approval Police, State - Driver testing pilot project, minimum required visits Transportation - Driver testing pilot project, minimum required visits Driver Licensing - Driver testing pilot project, minimum required visits