---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to commercial driver's licenses."
description: "Amend KRS 281A.185, relating to commercial driver's licenses, to establish a reporting requirement for the court to the licensing agency when a conviction occurs to be recorded on the driver's record and to trigger any disqualifying action."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2025RS"
identifier: "HB 444"
citation: "Kentucky HB 444 (2025RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts", "Driver Licensing", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a18ef3ba-adc7-4edc-af48-9dd3d3eddb76"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb444.html"
source_hash: "85cf4b49308c887578e78ce100d95471a91501c49ef52f7bc338e463c055a145"
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 444 (2025RS) — AN ACT relating to commercial driver's licenses.

Amend KRS 281A.185, relating to commercial driver's licenses, to establish a reporting requirement for the court to the licensing agency when a conviction occurs to be recorded on the driver's record and to trigger any disqualifying action.

## 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/25RS/hb444/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 134** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0134.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb444/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 444 — **33–5** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 27, 2025
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2025-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Floor Amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** passed 33-5 `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2025-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 134) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a18ef3ba-adc7-4edc-af48-9dd3d3eddb76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).