republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2026rs/hb-58.md

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Bill	AN ACT relating to privacy protection.	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms related to automated license plate readers; restrict use of automated license plate readers; establish limitations on use and sale of data captured by automated license plate readers; provide that captured license plate data may be retained longer than 90 days only if it is being used in a criminal or insurance investigation or has become subject to a preservation of evidence notification; require law enforcement agencies to adopt and make public a written policy governing use of automated license plate readers; provide that any recorded images or data captured by an automated license plate reader may be made available to the National Insurance Crime Bureau or its successor organization; require the Transportation Cabinet to establish a permit process for installation of automated license plate readers on highway rights-of-way and to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 189.990 to establish penalty for violation.	us/states/ky	Kentucky General Assembly	2026RS	HB 58	Kentucky HB 58 (2026RS)	bill	Administrative Regulations And Proceedings Corrections Impact Highways Streets And Bridges Motor Vehicles Peace Officers And Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Transportation	enacted	C. Lewis D. Elliott D. Grossberg D. Hale DJ Johnson E. Callaway G. Brown Jr. J. Bauman J. Bray J. Decker J. Hodgson K. Banta K. Jackson L. Burke M. Lockett M. Proctor P. Griffee R. Bivens R. Duvall S. Baker S. Bratcher T. Roberts W. Thomas	3	26	3	2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00	2026-04-10T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/21031645-f91f-4408-8068-9aea068687df	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb58.html	0cf28b37dba712778d7512e7b8f867cb38561f395678ddb68006c42285f23f8e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ky

Kentucky HB 58 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to privacy protection.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms related to automated license plate readers; restrict use of automated license plate readers; establish limitations on use and sale of data captured by automated license plate readers; provide that captured license plate data may be retained longer than 90 days only if it is being used in a criminal or insurance investigation or has become subject to a preservation of evidence notification; require law enforcement agencies to adopt and make public a written policy governing use of automated license plate readers; provide that any recorded images or data captured by an automated license plate reader may be made available to the National Insurance Crime Bureau or its successor organization; require the Transportation Cabinet to establish a permit process for installation of automated license plate readers on highway rights-of-way and to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 189.990 to establish penalty for violation.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Acts Chapter 71 (committee substitute) — source
3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASS HB 58 w/ SCS 1, SFA 1 — 34–3 (pass) · lower
• Final Passage — 70–19 (pass) · lower
• Pass — 89–9 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• C. Lewis — primary (person)
• D. Elliott — primary (person)
• D. Grossberg — primary (person)
• D. Hale — primary (person)
• DJ Johnson — primary (person)
• E. Callaway — primary (person)
• G. Brown Jr. — primary (person)
• J. Bauman — primary (person)
• J. Bray — primary (person)
• J. Decker — primary (person)
• J. Hodgson — primary (person)
• K. Banta — primary (person)
• K. Jackson — primary (person)
• L. Burke — primary (person)
• M. Lockett — primary (person)
• M. Proctor — primary (person)
• P. Griffee — primary (person)
• R. Bivens — primary (person)
• R. Duvall — primary (person)
• S. Baker — primary (person)
• S. Bratcher — primary (person)
• T. Roberts — primary (person)
• W. Thomas — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
• 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
• 2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (H) referral-committee
• 2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
• 2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
• 2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
• 2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 18 2026
• 2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 89-9 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
• 2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
• 2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 to Transportation (S) referral-committee
• 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
• 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
• 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
• 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
• 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 34-3 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
• 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H) referral-committee
• 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Substitute (1)
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 passed 70-19 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. 71) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/21031645-f91f-4408-8068-9aea068687df. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).