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Bill AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles. Create various sections of KRS Chapter 186 to establish a regulatory framework for the operation of fully autonomous vehicles on public highways; define terms; establish requirements for autonomous vehicles and automated driving systems; require submission of a law enforcement interaction plan with the Transportation Cabinet and the Kentucky State Police and identify required elements of the plan; establish requirements for proof of insurance or self-insurance in the amount of $1 million for death or bodily injury and property damage for personal and commercial fully autonomous vehicles; require titling and registration of fully autonomous vehicles; establish the Transportation Cabinet as the sole agency responsible for administering statutes and regulations regarding fully autonomous vehicles; limit the regulatory authority of local governments in regard to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles; amend KRS 186.410 to establish that when an automated driving system is installed and engaged on a motor vehicle, the owner of a fully autonomous vehicle shall be considered operator of the vehicle for the purpose of assessing compliance with traffic or motor vehicle laws, and that the automated driving system is considered to be the licensed to operate the vehicle; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to exempt fully autonomous vehicles designed to be operated exclusively by an automated driving system from any vehicle equipment requirements of KRS 189.020 to KRS 189.205 that relate to vehicle operation by a human driver; amend KRS 189.635 to establish responsibility for the filing of accident reports and notification of law enforcement after accidents involving fully autonomous vehicles; amend KRS 281.010 to define terms relating to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles as motor carriers; amend KRS 281.630 to establish that any administrative regulations promulgated by the department that apply only to a human driver shall not apply to a fully autonomous vehicle; amend KRS 281.764 to require only the lead vehicle in a truck platoon to have a human driver behind the wheel of their vehicle; amend KRS 281.655 to establish minimum insurance requirements fully autonomous vehicles operating under a certificate issued under KRS Chapter 281 in the amount of $1 million for death or bodily injury and property. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2024RS HB 7 Kentucky HB 7 (2024RS)
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Kentucky HB 7 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles.

Create various sections of KRS Chapter 186 to establish a regulatory framework for the operation of fully autonomous vehicles on public highways; define terms; establish requirements for autonomous vehicles and automated driving systems; require submission of a law enforcement interaction plan with the Transportation Cabinet and the Kentucky State Police and identify required elements of the plan; establish requirements for proof of insurance or self-insurance in the amount of $1 million for death or bodily injury and property damage for personal and commercial fully autonomous vehicles; require titling and registration of fully autonomous vehicles; establish the Transportation Cabinet as the sole agency responsible for administering statutes and regulations regarding fully autonomous vehicles; limit the regulatory authority of local governments in regard to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles; amend KRS 186.410 to establish that when an automated driving system is installed and engaged on a motor vehicle, the owner of a fully autonomous vehicle shall be considered operator of the vehicle for the purpose of assessing compliance with traffic or motor vehicle laws, and that the automated driving system is considered to be the licensed to operate the vehicle; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to exempt fully autonomous vehicles designed to be operated exclusively by an automated driving system from any vehicle equipment requirements of KRS 189.020 to KRS 189.205 that relate to vehicle operation by a human driver; amend KRS 189.635 to establish responsibility for the filing of accident reports and notification of law enforcement after accidents involving fully autonomous vehicles; amend KRS 281.010 to define terms relating to the operation of fully autonomous vehicles as motor carriers; amend KRS 281.630 to establish that any administrative regulations promulgated by the department that apply only to a human driver shall not apply to a fully autonomous vehicle; amend KRS 281.764 to require only the lead vehicle in a truck platoon to have a human driver behind the wheel of their vehicle; amend KRS 281.655 to establish minimum insurance requirements fully autonomous vehicles operating under a certificate issued under KRS Chapter 281 in the amount of $1 million for death or bodily injury and property.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 176 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Adopt — fail (fail) · lower
  • Adopt — fail (fail) · lower
  • Pass — pass (pass) · lower
  • Veto Override HB 7 — pass (pass) · lower
  • Roll call for SFA3 to HB 7 — fail (fail) · lower
  • Ruling of the Chair HB 7 — pass (pass) · lower
  • PASS HB 7 — pass (pass) · lower
  • Veto Override — pass (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • D. Meade — primary (person)
  • J. Bray — primary (person)
  • K. Timoney — primary (person)
  • S. Bratcher — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
  • 2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
  • 2024-01-17T05:00:00+00:00 to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) referral-committee
  • 2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
  • 2024-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2024-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
  • 2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 15, 2024
  • 2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading reading-3
  • 2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 Floor Amendments (1), (2) and (3) defeated
  • 2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 passed 61-31 with Committee Substitute (1) passage
  • 2024-02-16T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2024-02-16T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
  • 2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00 to Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (S) referral-committee
  • 2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar committee-passage
  • 2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (1) and (2) filed amendment-introduction
  • 2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 11, 2024
  • 2024-03-08T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (3) and (4) filed amendment-introduction
  • 2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
  • 2024-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (5) filed amendment-introduction
  • 2024-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
  • 2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
  • 2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
  • 2024-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
  • 2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
  • 2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
  • 2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
  • 2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
  • 2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
  • 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading reading-3
  • 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (2) (4) and (5) withdrawn
  • 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendments (1) and (3) defeated
  • 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 passed 20-18 passage
  • 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
  • 2024-04-05T04:00:00+00:00 Vetoed executive-veto
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H) referral-committee
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 veto overridden veto-override-passage
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 passed 58-40 passage
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (S) referral-committee
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 veto overridden veto-override-passage
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 passed 21-15 passage
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 176) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/470af662-4627-490f-9818-42d559da9d1f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).

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