---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to disabled parking placards. Amend KRS 189.456 to require a county clerk to issue one accessible parking placard to an applicant at no cost; change placard renewal cycle from 2 years to 6 years; specify that placard expires in the applicant's birth month and may be renewed up to 12 months prior to expiration; establish a system for the creation of a decal to be affixed to the placard after renewal; require statement for initial permanent placard and placards issued prior to the effective date of the Act; require that a statement to obtain a placard be made on a form prescribed by the Transportation Cabinet; allow a parent or guardian of a disabled person to apply for a placard on his or her behalf; allow an organization to obtain a placard; require an initial permanent placard to be issued at no cost; establish a fee of $10 for a duplicate or replacement placard; specify that $8 of the fee be forwarded to the road fund and $2 to the county clerk; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 189.458 to require that an initial temporary placard be issued at no charge; establish a fee of $10 for a replacement placard; specify that $8 of the fee be forwarded to the road fund and $2 to the county clerk; amend KRS 186.042 and 186.990 to conform."
description: "AN ACT relating to disabled parking placards. Amend KRS 189.456 to require a county clerk to issue one accessible parking placard to an applicant at no cost; change placard renewal cycle from 2 years to 6 years; specify that placard expires in the applicant's birth month and may be renewed up to 12 months prior to expiration; establish a system for the creation of a decal to be affixed to the placard after renewal; require statement for initial permanent placard and placards issued prior to the effective date of the Act; require that a statement to obtain a placard be made on a form prescribed by the Transportation Cabinet; allow a parent or guardian of a disabled person to apply for a placard on his or her behalf; allow an organization to obtain a placard; require an initial permanent placard to be issued at no cost; establish a fee of $10 for a duplicate or replacement placard; specify that $8 of the fee be forwarded to the road fund and $2 to the county clerk; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 189.458 to require that an initial temporary placard be issued at no charge; establish a fee of $10 for a replacement placard; specify that $8 of the fee be forwarded to the road fund and $2 to the county clerk; amend KRS 186.042 and 186.990 to conform."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "HB 81"
citation: "Kentucky HB 81 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Morgan", "J. Miller"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-12-08"
last_action: "2018-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/931690e4-87c8-4f0b-aa30-589cbb2b8246"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB81.htm"
source_hash: "e4667e0a3dfe0f7c4231ade7b2eab4666391bfd6d195995f5caa37e63d7f35e3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 81 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to disabled parking placards. Amend KRS 189.456 to require a county clerk to issue one accessible parking placard to an applicant at no cost; change placard renewal cycle from 2 years to 6 years; specify that placard expires in the applicant's birth month and may be renewed up to 12 months prior to expiration; establish a system for the creation of a decal to be affixed to the placard after renewal; require statement for initial permanent placard and placards issued prior to the effective date of the Act; require that a statement to obtain a placard be made on a form prescribed by the Transportation Cabinet; allow a parent or guardian of a disabled person to apply for a placard on his or her behalf; allow an organization to obtain a placard; require an initial permanent placard to be issued at no cost; establish a fee of $10 for a duplicate or replacement placard; specify that $8 of the fee be forwarded to the road fund and $2 to the county clerk; require the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 189.458 to require that an initial temporary placard be issued at no charge; establish a fee of $10 for a replacement placard; specify that $8 of the fee be forwarded to the road fund and $2 to the county clerk; amend KRS 186.042 and 186.990 to conform.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 81 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB81/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB81/HCS1.pdf)
3. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB81/bill.pdf)

## Sponsors

- C. Morgan — primary (person)
- J. Miller — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-12-08** Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
- **2018-01-02** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-01-02** To Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Posted in committee
- **2018-02-27** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
- **2018-02-28** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-01** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 2, 2018
- **2018-03-02** Taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
- **2018-03-06** 3rd reading, passed 85-10 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-07** Received in Senate
- **2018-03-08** To Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-20** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2018
- **2018-03-21** 3rd reading, passed 34-4 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-22** Received in House
- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-03-22** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-03-22** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 63) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/931690e4-87c8-4f0b-aa30-589cbb2b8246`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).