republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2022rs/hb-490.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 434.415 to define the terms \"airbag,\" \"counterfeit supplemental restraint system component,\" \"nonfunctional airbag,\" and \"supplemental restraint system\"; prohibit the use of counterfeit airbags or components; set forth penalities for the use of counterfeit airbags or components; set forth exception."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "HB 490"
citation: "Kentucky HB 490 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Traffic Safety", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["K. Upchurch"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6ce8251-2efd-4aa4-8c7d-43a27dd7531e"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb490.html"
source_hash: "13a161ec124476c4c285ed7f2f5b99c4850c09b6258e24fe76461c83e8d8d38b"
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 490 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to transportation, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 434.415 to define the terms "airbag," "counterfeit supplemental restraint system component," "nonfunctional airbag," and "supplemental restraint system"; prohibit the use of counterfeit airbags or components; set forth penalities for the use of counterfeit airbags or components; set forth exception.

## 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/22RS/hb490/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 237** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0237.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb490/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 490 w/ scs1 scta1 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- K. Upchurch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 11, 2022
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Floor Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** taken from the Consent Orders of the Day
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** recommitted to Transportation (S)
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, April 14, 2022
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 93-0 `passage`
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 237) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6ce8251-2efd-4aa4-8c7d-43a27dd7531e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).