26RS HB 7

House Bill 7

Actions

Last Action	01/15/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to school bus safety.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1714
Sponsor	D. Hale
Summary of Original Version	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 1 business day of payment; 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;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.
Index Headings of Original Version	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 Transportation - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty 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