---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to vision testing for motor vehicle operators and making an appropriation therefor."
description: "AN ACT relating to vision testing for motor vehicle operators and making an appropriation therefor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 439"
citation: "Kentucky HB 439 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Appropriations", "Courts", "Circuit", "Effective Dates", "Delayed", "Fees", "Motor Vehicles", "Police", "State", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Massey", "K. Moser", "M. Prunty", "R. Palumbo", "S. Rudy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73f9ec82-4a42-43ff-9b06-24497c054f66"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb439.html"
source_hash: "34232eaf7eb0b3b26effb8d19dc0df335ea98b3c58296c3b50328e7f654a3e18"
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 439 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to vision testing for motor vehicle operators and making an appropriation therefor.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb439/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 126** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0126.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb439/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 439 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Massey — primary (person)
- K. Moser — primary (person)
- M. Prunty — primary (person)
- R. Palumbo — primary (person)
- S. Rudy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 25, 2021
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 89-5 with Committee Substitute `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Transportation (S)
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Transportation (S)
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Transportation (S)
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Transportation (S)
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 12, 2021
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 31-4 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 84-4 `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 126) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73f9ec82-4a42-43ff-9b06-24497c054f66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).