---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to identity documents."
description: "Amend KRS 186.444 to create a medical review board for the purpose of considering a person's ability to drive due to a physical or mental disability; establish the number and qualifications of members; require the Transportation Cabinet consult with a medical professional licensed in the area relevant to the case; require the medical review board to accept the statement of a person's medical professional that the person does not have a condition that impairs his or her ability to operate a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186.570 to conform; amend KRS 131.1817 to remove the possible suspension of an operator's license for a person found to be a delinquent taxpayer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2025RS"
identifier: "SB 43"
citation: "Kentucky SB 43 (2025RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions", "Fiscal Note", "Motor Vehicles", "State Agencies", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20268fdc-d82e-498d-b974-6d454955bd36"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/sb43.html"
source_hash: "d890b9b67c4611141ede5150e98139d06699becfaeb3f83c3d28fd3075c47a26"
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 43 (2025RS) — AN ACT relating to identity documents.

Amend KRS 186.444 to create a medical review board for the purpose of considering a person's ability to drive due to a physical or mental disability; establish the number and qualifications of members; require the Transportation Cabinet consult with a medical professional licensed in the area relevant to the case; require the medical review board to accept the statement of a person's medical professional that the person does not have a condition that impairs his or her ability to operate a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186.570 to conform; amend KRS 131.1817 to remove the possible suspension of an operator's license for a person found to be a delinquent taxpayer.

## 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/sb43/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 72** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0072.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb43/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 43 W/ scs1 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage SB 43 W/ hcs1 hcta1 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **84–8** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 07, 2025
- **2025-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment adopted Committee Substitute (1)
- **2025-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 84-8 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **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** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 35-0 `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 72) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20268fdc-d82e-498d-b974-6d454955bd36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).