republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2022rs/sb-124.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to transportation and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 281A.160 and 186.635 to allow a person whose valid Kentucky commercial driver's license or operator's license has been expired for less than five years to renew the license without having to take knowledge and skills tests; set requirements for application for renewal; EMERGENCY."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2022RS"
identifier: "SB 124"
citation: "Kentucky SB 124 (2022RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Driver Licensing", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Police", "State", "State Agencies", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Southworth", "B. Smith", "B. Storm", "C. Embry Jr.", "D. Carroll", "D. Douglas", "D. Givens", "D. Harper Angel", "D. Parrett", "D. Thayer", "D. Yates", "G. Neal", "J. Adams", "J. Carpenter", "J. Howell", "J. Schickel", "J. Turner", "K. Berg", "M. Castlen", "M. McGarvey", "M. Nemes", "M. Wilson", "M. Wise", "P. Hornback", "P. Wheeler", "R. Alvarado", "R. Girdler", "R. Mills", "R. Thomas", "R. Webb", "S. Meredith", "S. West"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7be563d-632e-4268-bd22-82057d6d62a2"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/sb124.html"
source_hash: "dbaf0e30d4310578b5df0b85a5be86745156292492aa20e7e5b33bb5a2bed873"
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 124 (2022RS) — AN ACT relating to transportation and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 281A.160 and 186.635 to allow a person whose valid Kentucky commercial driver's license or operator's license has been expired for less than five years to renew the license without having to take knowledge and skills tests; set requirements for application for renewal; EMERGENCY.

## 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/sb124/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 153** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/22RS/documents/0153.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/sb124/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 124 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASS SB 124 w/ hcs1 hfa1 hfa2 hcta1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Suspend the Rules — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- A. Southworth — primary (person)
- B. Smith — primary (person)
- B. Storm — primary (person)
- C. Embry Jr. — primary (person)
- D. Carroll — primary (person)
- D. Douglas — primary (person)
- D. Givens — primary (person)
- D. Harper Angel — primary (person)
- D. Parrett — primary (person)
- D. Thayer — primary (person)
- D. Yates — primary (person)
- G. Neal — primary (person)
- J. Adams — primary (person)
- J. Carpenter — primary (person)
- J. Howell — primary (person)
- J. Schickel — primary (person)
- J. Turner — primary (person)
- K. Berg — primary (person)
- M. Castlen — primary (person)
- M. McGarvey — primary (person)
- M. Nemes — primary (person)
- M. Wilson — primary (person)
- M. Wise — primary (person)
- P. Hornback — primary (person)
- P. Wheeler — primary (person)
- R. Alvarado — primary (person)
- R. Girdler — primary (person)
- R. Mills — primary (person)
- R. Thomas — primary (person)
- R. Webb — primary (person)
- S. Meredith — primary (person)
- S. West — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2022-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 22, 2022
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 33-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Transportation (H)
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Transportation (H)
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 80-14 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (1) and (2), and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendments (1) and (2), Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1), Committee Amendment (1-title) and Floor Amendments (1) and (2)
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** passed 36-0 `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 153) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7be563d-632e-4268-bd22-82057d6d62a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).