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Bill AN ACT relating to motor vehicles and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to require that beginning July 1, 2027, lienholders and motor vehicle dealers use the electronic title application and registration system to submit title, registration, and lien documents; provide exemptions; require the Transportation Cabinet to ensure the electronic title application and registration system and the centralized lien management system are operational by January 1, 2027; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to provide that beginning July 1, 2027, titles will not automatically be printed and mailed to the vehicle owner, but kept electronically in the automated vehicle information system; establish procedures to obtain a printed title; amend KRS 186A.130 to set fees for obtaining a printed title; amend KRS 134.805 to allow the notices for ad valorem taxes and registration renewal to be sent by email or text message, rather than by mail; amend KRS 64.012 to establish the fee for the filing of a renewal of a security interest on a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186A.005 to define "termination statement"; amend KRS 186A.200 to eliminate the fee for late filing of a title lien statement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to allow county clerks to accept alternative forms of payment for motor vehicle taxes and fees; collect convenience fees on alternative payments, and transmit funds via automated clearing house debit; amend KRS 186.230 to eliminate the requirement that the county clerk send duplicate receipt to the Transportation Cabinet and to make technical corrections; amend KRS 138.464 to eliminate the requirement that the county clerk send duplicate receipts to the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 186A.035 to allow joint owners of a vehicle who are not spouses to designate a transfer of ownership upon death and to conform; amend KRS 186A.060 to allow an individual to use a Kentucky personal identification card when registering a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186.050 to establish that registration of a motor vehicle as a farm truck excludes the use of the vehicle in for-hire operation; amend KRS 186.077 to establish that by renewing the registration of a street-legal special purpose vehicle, the owner is certifying that the vehicle continues to meet all equipment requirements; amend KRS 186.170 to eliminate the use of a decal on the license to cover the trademark of a private corporation; amend KRS 142.010 to allow county clerks to report and remit taxes on the notation of a security interest on a certificate of title through AVIS and the Transportation Cabinet; amend KRS 186.020, 186.045, and 235.066 to conform. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2026RS SB 110 Kentucky SB 110 (2026RS)
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Kentucky SB 110 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to motor vehicles and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to require that beginning July 1, 2027, lienholders and motor vehicle dealers use the electronic title application and registration system to submit title, registration, and lien documents; provide exemptions; require the Transportation Cabinet to ensure the electronic title application and registration system and the centralized lien management system are operational by January 1, 2027; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to provide that beginning July 1, 2027, titles will not automatically be printed and mailed to the vehicle owner, but kept electronically in the automated vehicle information system; establish procedures to obtain a printed title; amend KRS 186A.130 to set fees for obtaining a printed title; amend KRS 134.805 to allow the notices for ad valorem taxes and registration renewal to be sent by email or text message, rather than by mail; amend KRS 64.012 to establish the fee for the filing of a renewal of a security interest on a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186A.005 to define "termination statement"; amend KRS 186A.200 to eliminate the fee for late filing of a title lien statement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to allow county clerks to accept alternative forms of payment for motor vehicle taxes and fees; collect convenience fees on alternative payments, and transmit funds via automated clearing house debit; amend KRS 186.230 to eliminate the requirement that the county clerk send duplicate receipt to the Transportation Cabinet and to make technical corrections; amend KRS 138.464 to eliminate the requirement that the county clerk send duplicate receipts to the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 186A.035 to allow joint owners of a vehicle who are not spouses to designate a transfer of ownership upon death and to conform; amend KRS 186A.060 to allow an individual to use a Kentucky personal identification card when registering a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186.050 to establish that registration of a motor vehicle as a farm truck excludes the use of the vehicle in for-hire operation; amend KRS 186.077 to establish that by renewing the registration of a street-legal special purpose vehicle, the owner is certifying that the vehicle continues to meet all equipment requirements; amend KRS 186.170 to eliminate the use of a decal on the license to cover the trademark of a private corporation; amend KRS 142.010 to allow county clerks to report and remit taxes on the notation of a security interest on a certificate of title through AVIS and the Transportation Cabinet; amend KRS 186.020, 186.045, and 235.066 to conform.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 135 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 110 — 351 (pass) · upper
  • PASS SB 110 w/ SCS 1, SFA 2 — 311 (pass) · upper
  • Final Passage — 7613 (pass) · upper
  • Pass — 779 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • J. Howell — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in Senate introduction
  • 2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-02-02T05:00:00+00:00 to Transportation (S) 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
  • 2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (2) 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 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026
  • 2026-02-13T05:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) withdrawn
  • 2026-02-13T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 31-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 to Transportation (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2026-03-18T04:00:00+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
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (3-title) filed to bill amendment-introduction
  • 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 77-9 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendments (2) and (3-title) and Committee Substitute (1)
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 Senate refused to concur in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title)
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for receding from House
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 House refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title)
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 passed 76-13 passage
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 passed 35-1 passage
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
  • 2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 135) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4f98aa75-2311-4b5d-8dc5-425d39cdcd12. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).