---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to transportation and making an appropriation therefor."
description: "AN ACT relating to transportation and making an appropriation therefor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 131"
citation: "Kentucky SB 131 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Reorganization", "State Agencies", "Traffic Safety", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Storm", "J. Higdon", "K. Upchurch", "K. Upchurch", "R. Goforth", "S. Santoro", "S. Santoro"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a278a8f-082d-4e15-a4c7-760d2933fa51"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb131.html"
source_hash: "804a2db61044692bc1e03243696c8531be82aa212f9b4c3ba1f5980ab8b8a372"
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 131 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to transportation and making an appropriation therefor.

## 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/21RS/sb131/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 190** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0190.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb131/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Lay on the Clerks Desk — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASS SB 131 W/ fccr — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 131 — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Storm — primary (person)
- J. Higdon — primary (person)
- K. Upchurch — primary (person)
- K. Upchurch — primary (person)
- R. Goforth — primary (person)
- S. Santoro — primary (person)
- S. Santoro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 23, 2021
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 4, 2021
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Substitute adopted
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** laid on clerk's desk
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** taken from clerk's desk
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** passed 89-6 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (2) and (4), and committee amendment (1-title) `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), floor amendments (2) and (4), and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (4)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** returned to House
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for receding from House floor amendment (2)
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** House refused to recede from floor amendment (2)
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report filed in Senate and House
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 79-11 `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee report
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 34-1 `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 190) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a278a8f-082d-4e15-a4c7-760d2933fa51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).