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Introduced
01/07/2026
01/07/2026
In Committee
01/14/2026
01/14/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to establish the circuit clerk as the representative of the Transportation Cabinet for accepting applications for operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards and issuing temporary credentials; establish duties of the circuit clerks; amend KRS 186.531 to set forth the distribution of fees for operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards; amend various sections of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to conform; amend KRS 27A.052, 116.0452, 116.0455, 116.085, 186.010, 186.014, and 189A.340 and various sections of KRS Chapter 281A to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.
AI Summary
This bill, effective July 1, 2027, shifts the primary responsibility for accepting applications for and issuing temporary operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards from the Transportation Cabinet to the circuit clerk in each county. Circuit clerks will be required to administer oaths, electronically transmit application documents to the Transportation Cabinet by the next business day, and remit collected fees by the third business day of each month, with penalties for late remittance. The bill also details the distribution of fees collected for these documents, with a portion now going to the Circuit Court clerk salary account, and makes conforming amendments to various existing statutes related to driver's licenses, identification cards, and related procedures.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (17)
Savannah Maddox (R)*,
Steve Bratcher (R),
Josh Calloway (R),
Steven Doan (R),
Ryan Dotson (R),
Patrick Flannery (R),
Peyton Griffee (R),
Vanessa Grossl (R),
Mark Hart (R),
Kimberly Holloway (R),
Thomas Huff (R),
William Lawrence (R),
Candy Massaroni (R),
Felicia Rabourn (R),
T.J. Roberts (R),
Timmy Truett (R),
Richard White (R),
Last Action
to Transportation (H) (on 01/14/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb162.html |
| BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb162/orig_bill.pdf |
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