---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the operation of a motorcycle."
description: "Amend KRS 176.5062, regarding approved motorcycle safety education courses, to exempt applicants for a motorcycle operator's license who have passed such a course from written and skills testing required under KRS 186.480; amend KRS 186.480 to conform; amend KRS 186.450 to exempt who individuals who have passed an approved motorcycle safety education course from the requirement to obtain an motorcycle instruction permit prior to obtaining a motorcycle operator's license; amend KRS 186.416 to allow military personnel stationed outside the state to submit documentation to obtain a motorcycle endorsement on an existing operator's license either through mail or electronically; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish forms and procedures to facilitate submission of documentation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "SB 60"
citation: "Kentucky SB 60 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Military Affairs and Civil Defense", "Motor Vehicles", "Police", "State", "State Agencies", "Traffic Safety", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a1d6885-bec2-4639-b682-0e51199381b7"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb60.html"
source_hash: "4b918da5460c98d5005daf5ee14f6580c7258dbb1ee7eff06dd3e6ca8fad8650"
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 SB 60 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to the operation of a motorcycle.

Amend KRS 176.5062, regarding approved motorcycle safety education courses, to exempt applicants for a motorcycle operator's license who have passed such a course from written and skills testing required under KRS 186.480; amend KRS 186.480 to conform; amend KRS 186.450 to exempt who individuals who have passed an approved motorcycle safety education course from the requirement to obtain an motorcycle instruction permit prior to obtaining a motorcycle operator's license; amend KRS 186.416 to allow military personnel stationed outside the state to submit documentation to obtain a motorcycle endorsement on an existing operator's license either through mail or electronically; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish forms and procedures to facilitate submission of documentation.

## 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/23RS/sb60/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 17** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0017.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb60/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 60 W/ sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 21, 2023
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 34-0 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 09, 2023
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 98-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 17) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a1d6885-bec2-4639-b682-0e51199381b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).