Kentucky
General Assembly

01/07/25	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
01/09/25	to Transportation (S)
02/26/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/27/25	2nd reading, to Rules
02/28/25	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 05, 2025
03/05/25	3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/06/25	received in House to Committee on Committees (H) to Transportation (H)
03/11/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/12/25	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Corrections Impact to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except remove the definition of "owner" and delete provisions that allowed a law enforcement agency to charge a fee of $25 from every penalty enforced by the law enforcement agency from a stop arm camera violation; amend KRS 189.990 to increase the maximum fines for failing to stop for a school or church bus that is receiving or discharging passengers and direct the first $300 of each penalty to the school district where the offense occurred for the specific purpose of purchasing, installing, and maintaining camera monitoring systems on school buses; amend KRS 186.763 to prohibit school districts from operating fully autonomous vehicles for transporting students; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2026.
Index Headings	Corrections Impact - School bus stop arm cameras, installation, penalty increase, enforcement Courts, District - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Crimes and Punishments - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Education, Elementary and Secondary - Autonomous vehicles, student transport, prohibition Education, Elementary and Secondary - School bus stop arm cameras, installation, penalty increase, enforcement Effective Dates, Delayed - School bus stop arm cameras, January 1, 2026 Highways, Streets, and Bridges - School and church bus, stop requirement Highways, Streets, and Bridges - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Motor Vehicles - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Police, City and County - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Police, State - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Traffic Safety - Autonomous vehicles, school buses, student transport, prohibition Traffic Safety - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Transportation - School and church bus, stop requirement Transportation - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete all provisions; create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; allow the use of camera monitoring systems on school buses operated by a school district and allow the enforcement of a civil penalty for stop arm camera violations recorded by a camera monitoring system; establish the amount of the civil penalty; require that the revenue generated from a civil penalty be retained by the school district; allow a law enforcement agency to charge a fee of $25 from every civil penalty enforced by the law enforcement agency; require specific notice for a stop arm camera violation; establish defenses to a violation; establish procedures for a contest to a violation; allow for suspension of motor vehicle registration for failure to timely pay a penalty; require a school district or law enforcement agency to notify the Transportation Cabinet of the need to release a motor vehicle registration suspension within one business day of payment; amend KRS 189.990 to increase the maximum fines for failing to stop for a school or church bus that is receiving or discharging passengers; amend KRS 189.370 to require traffic in the opposite direction of a school or church bus to stop for the bus on a highway that is not divided by an elevated barrier or unpaved median.
Index Headings	Transportation - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Corrections Impact - School and church bus, stop requirement Courts, District - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Crimes and Punishments - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Education, Elementary and Secondary - School bus stop arm cameras, installation, civil penalty, enforcement Highways, Streets, and Bridges - School and church bus, stop requirement Highways, Streets, and Bridges - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Motor Vehicles - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Police, City and County - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Police, State - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Traffic Safety - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Transportation - School and church bus, stop requirement

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Hale
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 186.763 to prohibit a school district from operating a fully autonomous vehicle as a school bus or using any fully autonomous vehicle to transport students.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Autonomous vehicles, school bus restriction, student transportation Transportation - Autonomous vehicles, school bus restriction, education, student transportation

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	D. Elliott
Summary	Retain original provisions; require that the Transportation Cabinet send a notice via certified mail with restricted delivery of a suspension of motor vehicle registration for non-payment of a civil penalty for a stop arm camera violation.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - School bus stop arm cameras, notice requirement Transportation - School bus stop arm cameras, notice requirement