| Last Action | 02/17/26: to Committee on Committees (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to motor vehicles. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Local Mandate
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 1136 |
| Sponsor | J. Howell |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to require that beginning July 1, 2027, lienholders and motor vehicle dealers use the electronic title application and registration system to submit title, registration, and lien documents; provide exemptions; require the Transportation Cabinet to ensure the electronic title application and registration system and the centralized lien management system are operational by January 1, 2027; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to provide that beginning July 1, 2027, titles will not automatically be printed and mailed to the vehicle owner, but kept electronically in the automated vehicle information system; establish procedures to obtain a printed title; amend KRS 186A.130 to set fees for obtaining a printed title; amend KRS 134.805 to allow the notices for ad valorem taxes and registration renewal to be sent by email or text message, rather than by mail; amend KRS 64.012 to establish the fee for the filing of a renewal of a security interest on a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186A.005 to define "termination statement"; amend KRS 186A.200 to eliminate the fee for late filing of a title lien statement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to allow county clerks to accept alternative forms of payment for motor vehicle taxes and fees; collect convenience fees on alternative payments, and transmit funds via automated clearing house debit; amend KRS 186.230 to eliminate the requirement that the county clerk send duplicate receipt to the Transportation Cabinet and to make technical corrections; amend KRS 138.464 to eliminate the requirement that the county clerk send duplicate receipts to the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 186A.035 to allow joint owners of a vehicle who are not spouses to designate a transfer of ownership upon death and to conform; amend KRS 186A.060 to allow an individual to use a Kentucky personal identification card when registering a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186.050 to establish that registration of a motor vehicle as a farm truck excludes the use of the vehicle in for-hire operation; amend KRS 186.077 to establish that by renewing the registration of a street-legal special purpose vehicle, the owner is certifying that the vehicle continues to meet all equipment requirements; amend KRS 186.170 to eliminate the use of a decal on the license to cover the trademark of a private corporation; amend KRS 142.010 to allow county clerks to report and remit taxes on the notation of a security interest on a certificate of title through AVIS and the Transportation Cabinet; amend KRS 186.020, 186.045, and 235.066 to conform. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Budget And Financial Administration - County clerks, motor vehicle taxes and fees, alternative payment and disbursement methods County Clerks - Motor vehicle liens, fees County Clerks - Motor vehicle taxes and fees, alternative payment and disbursement methods County Clerks - Motor vehicle titling and registration, technical corrections Liens - Electronic title application and registration system, mandatory use, exemption Liens - Title lien statement, late fee, elimination Liens - Centralized lien management system, mandatory use, exemption Motor Vehicles - Electronic title application and registration system, title transfer, mandatory use, exemptions Motor Vehicles - Titles, electronic retention in AVIS Motor Vehicles - Centralized lien management system, mandatory use, exemption Technology - Electronic title application and registration system, mandatory use, exemptions Technology - Centralized lien management system, mandatory use, exemption Local Mandate - Motor vehicle titling, liens, taxes, fees, registration, and electronic management system |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements Senate Floor Amendment 1 Senate Floor Amendment 2 |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| 02/17/26 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions with the following changes: eliminate changes to KRS 186.050; add new language in Section 2 of the Act to require the Transportation Cabinet to test the electronic titling and registration system in a pilot project of at least 10 counties prior to July 1, 2027; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish fees for county clerk duties involving the titling and registration of motor vehicles; amend KRS 189.010 to define "weigh station bypass system"; amend KRS 189.231 to require vehicle operators to comply with instructions from state-approved weigh station bypass systems; amend KRS 186.416 to eliminate the requirement for an operator's license holder to obtain a new license within 90 days of the license holder's 21st birthday; amend KRS 186A.555 to set the fee for a sheriff's inspection for a hail damaged vehicle at $15; remove the requirement for the clerk to physically stamp the titles of a motor vehicle with a hail damaged brand and instead require the clerk to input that brand into AVIS; amend various other sections to conform; repeal KRS 189.271, relating to special permits for hauling industrial materials; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027. |
| Index Headings |
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Transportation Cabinet, bonding requirements Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Transportation Cabinet, fees, titling and registration of motor vehicles, administrative regulations County Clerks - Electronic title application and registration system, pilot program County Clerks - Fees for titling and registration of motor vehicles, administrative regulations Driver Licensing - 21 year olds, new license requirement, elimination Effective Dates, Delayed - County clerk fees, motor vehicle titling and registration, January 1, 2027 Fees - Transportation Cabinet, titling and registration of motor vehicles, administrative regulations Liens - Electronic title application and registration system, pilot program Motor Carriers - Weigh station bypass systems, required compliance Motor Vehicles - Electronic title application and registration system, pilot program Motor Vehicles - County Clerk fees for titling and registration, administrative regulations Motor Vehicles - Hail-damaged vehicle, electronic branding of title Sheriffs - Hail-damaged vehicles, inspection fees State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, fees, titling and registration of motor vehicles, administrative regulations Technology - Electronic title application and registration system, pilot program |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | J. Howell |
| Summary | Amend KRS 64.012 to establish that if a county clerk fails to record any document the county clerk shall be personally liable for damages to any party. |
| Index Headings |
County Clerks - Failure to record documents, personal liability Transportation - County clerks, failure to record documents, personal liability Liens - County clerks, failure to record documents, personal liability Motor Vehicles - County clerks, failure to record documents, personal liability |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Sponsor | J. Howell |
| Summary | Eliminate references to a pilot project for the electronic title application and registration system and the centralized lien management system; set forth that any fee imposed under Section 11 of the Act shall, for the payor be deemed as an additional amount of taxes, state fees, or clerk's fees, and not a collection fee or separate charge. |
| Index Headings |
County Clerks - Collection fees, classification for payors County Clerks - Electronic titling and lien systems, testing Fees - Motor vehicle collection fees, classification for payors Motor Vehicles - Electronic titling and lien systems, testing State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, electronic titling and lien systems, testing |
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