---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to motor vehicles."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow a local government to issue permits for racing events; and set forth the requirements for permits and operation of a racing event."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "SB 96"
citation: "Kentucky SB 96 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways", "Streets", "and Bridges", "Local Government", "Motor Vehicles", "Traffic Safety", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3bd6f41-a58f-4e36-acd4-1b53e58d8b8c"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb96.html"
source_hash: "2528d2e763c1fbd7f34c8d73561d89e35198193353af4207a2f5d55198ed916c"
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 96 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to motor vehicles.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow a local government to issue permits for racing events; and set forth the requirements for permits and operation of a racing event.

## 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/sb96/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 183** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0183.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb96/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 96 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE SB 96 W/ hcs1 hcta1 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 10, 2023
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Transportation (H)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Transportation (H)
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** passed 36-1 `passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 183) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3bd6f41-a58f-4e36-acd4-1b53e58d8b8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).