---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to motor vehicle dealers."
description: "Amend KRS 190.046 to establish conditions for reimbursement of motor vehicle dealers by manufacturers, component manufacturers, and distributors for parts and warranty or recall work on motor vehicles with a classification of 7 or higher as established in 49 C.F.R. sec. 565.15; define \"component manufacturer\"; expand the time frame for a dealer to submit a claim for warranty work from 30 days to 90 days."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 648"
citation: "Kentucky HB 648 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commerce", "Motor Vehicles", "Trade Practices And Retailing", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Blanton", "T. Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ffd02c9-84de-4e2e-b3b9-98c02c461f75"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb648.html"
source_hash: "3d2810fe10e2778d484848c9c024095cc4156ed45d49bdb0376df76fcaca5d05"
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 648 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to motor vehicle dealers.

Amend KRS 190.046 to establish conditions for reimbursement of motor vehicle dealers by manufacturers, component manufacturers, and distributors for parts and warranty or recall work on motor vehicles with a classification of 7 or higher as established in 49 C.F.R. sec. 565.15; define "component manufacturer"; expand the time frame for a dealer to submit a claim for warranty work from 30 days to 90 days.

## 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/26RS/hb648/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 83** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0083.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb648/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Passage — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 648 w/ SFA 1 — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- J. Blanton — primary (person)
- T. Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 26 2026
- **2026-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 94-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-0 with Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (1)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Floor Amendment (1)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** passed 90-0 `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 83) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ffd02c9-84de-4e2e-b3b9-98c02c461f75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).