HB 7 KY

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Create various sections of KRS Chapter 186 to establish a regulatory framework for the operation of fully autonomous vehicles on public highways; define terms; establish requirements for autonomous vehicles and automated driving systems; require submission of a law enforcement interaction plan with the Transportation Cabinet and the Kentucky State Police and identify required elements of the plan; establish requirements for proof of insurance or self-insurance in the amount of $1 million for death or bodily injury and property damage for personal and commercial fully autonomous vehicles; require titling and registration of fully autonomous vehicles; establish the Transportation Cabinet as the sole agency responsible for administering statutes and regulations regarding fully autonomous vehicles; limit the regulatory authority of local governments in regard to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles; amend KRS 186.410 to establish that when an automated driving system is installed and engaged on a motor vehicle, the owner of a fully autonomous vehicle shall be considered operator of the vehicle for the purpose of assessing compliance with traffic or motor vehicle laws, and that the automated driving system is considered to be the licensed to operate the vehicle; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to exempt fully autonomous vehicles designed to be operated exclusively by an automated driving system from any vehicle equipment requirements of KRS 189.020 to KRS 189.205 that relate to vehicle operation by a human driver; amend KRS 189.635 to establish responsibility for the filing of accident reports and notification of law enforcement after accidents involving fully autonomous vehicles; amend KRS 281.010 to define terms relating to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles as motor carriers; amend KRS 281.630 to establish that any administrative regulations promulgated by the department that apply only to a human driver shall not apply to a fully autonomous vehicle; amend KRS 281.764 to require only the lead vehicle in a truck platoon to have a human driver behind the wheel of their vehicle; amend KRS 281.655 to establish minimum insurance requirements fully autonomous vehicles operating under a certificate issued under KRS Chapter 281 in the amount of $1 million for death or bodily injury and property.

• J. Bray Republican · primary
• D. Meade Republican · primary
• S. Bratcher Republican · primary
• K. Timoney · primary

1. Jan 9, 2024 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 9, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Jan 17, 2024 to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) · lower
4. Feb 8, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
5. Feb 8, 2024 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
6. Feb 9, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
7. Feb 9, 2024 floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
8. Feb 14, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 15, 2024 · lower
9. Feb 15, 2024 3rd reading · lower
10. Feb 15, 2024 Floor Amendments (1), (2) and (3) defeated · lower
11. Feb 15, 2024 passed 61-31 with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
12. Feb 16, 2024 received in Senate · upper
13. Feb 16, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
14. Feb 20, 2024 to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) · upper
15. Mar 7, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
16. Mar 7, 2024 floor amendments (1) and (2) filed · lower
17. Mar 8, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
18. Mar 8, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 11, 2024 · lower
19. Mar 8, 2024 floor amendments (3) and (4) filed · lower
20. Mar 11, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
21. Mar 12, 2024 floor amendment (5) filed · lower
22. Mar 12, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
23. Mar 13, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
24. Mar 14, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
25. Mar 15, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
26. Mar 21, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
27. Mar 22, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
28. Mar 25, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
29. Mar 26, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
30. Mar 27, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
31. Mar 28, 2024 3rd reading · lower
32. Mar 28, 2024 floor amendments (2) (4) and (5) withdrawn · lower
33. Mar 28, 2024 floor amendments (1) and (3) defeated · lower
34. Mar 28, 2024 passed 20-18 · lower
35. Mar 28, 2024 received in House · lower
36. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
37. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
38. Mar 28, 2024 delivered to Governor · lower
39. Apr 5, 2024 Vetoed · lower
40. Apr 12, 2024 received in House · lower
41. Apr 12, 2024 to Rules (H) · lower
42. Apr 12, 2024 taken from Rules · lower
43. Apr 12, 2024 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto · lower
44. Apr 12, 2024 veto overridden · lower
45. Apr 12, 2024 passed 58-40 · lower
46. Apr 12, 2024 received in Senate · upper
47. Apr 12, 2024 to Rules (S) · upper
48. Apr 12, 2024 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto · lower
49. Apr 12, 2024 veto overridden · lower
50. Apr 12, 2024 passed 21-15 · lower
51. Apr 12, 2024 received in House · lower
52. Apr 12, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
53. Apr 12, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
54. Apr 12, 2024 delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 176) · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Acts Chapter 176 · PDF
• Current/Final · PDF
• Introduced · PDF