republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2025rs/hb-664.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency."
description: "Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define \"automated speed enforcement device,\" \"owner,\" \"program,\" and \"recorded images\"; direct the Transportation Cabinet to establish a pilot program for automated speed enforcement in highway work zones and issue a civil citation to an operator of a motor vehicle traveling more than 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit when a bona fide worker is present; establish procedures for citation issuance; direct the Transportation Cabinet to install signage with lights that are flashing when an automated speed enforcement device is active; specify that courtesy warnings shall be given for the first 30 days following the date on which the system is active in any part of the work zone; establish when an image recorded by an automated speed enforcement device is to be destroyed; establish to whom an image recorded by an automated speed enforcement device may be disclosed; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the program; establish civil fines for violations issued under the program; specify that all fines and penalties assessed be deposited into the automated speed enforcement fund; require the Transportation Cabinet to annually report to the Legislative Research Commission the status of the program and the number of vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities occurring in highway work zones; establish the automated speed enforcement fund; specify that moneys collected be used to defray the costs of administering the program; specify that any moneys collected in excess of program costs be deposited into the highway work zone safety fund and used for the purposes of that fund; provide that the provisions be repealed effective July 1, 2029; provide that the Act may be cited as the Jared Lee Helton Act of 2025."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2025RS"
identifier: "HB 664"
citation: "Kentucky HB 664 (2025RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative Regulations and Proceedings", "Highways", "Streets", "and Bridges", "Motor Vehicles", "Reports Mandated", "Safety", "Short Titles and Popular Names", "Sunset Legislation", "Traffic Safety", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e688fb0f-3c1f-4e53-9c3d-88636973e562"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb664.html"
source_hash: "6750ade9ed66b21193ee5aa97b8a545aff23908b2928744ee616e78869122113"
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 664 (2025RS) — AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define "automated speed enforcement device," "owner," "program," and "recorded images"; direct the Transportation Cabinet to establish a pilot program for automated speed enforcement in highway work zones and issue a civil citation to an operator of a motor vehicle traveling more than 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit when a bona fide worker is present; establish procedures for citation issuance; direct the Transportation Cabinet to install signage with lights that are flashing when an automated speed enforcement device is active; specify that courtesy warnings shall be given for the first 30 days following the date on which the system is active in any part of the work zone; establish when an image recorded by an automated speed enforcement device is to be destroyed; establish to whom an image recorded by an automated speed enforcement device may be disclosed; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the program; establish civil fines for violations issued under the program; specify that all fines and penalties assessed be deposited into the automated speed enforcement fund; require the Transportation Cabinet to annually report to the Legislative Research Commission the status of the program and the number of vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities occurring in highway work zones; establish the automated speed enforcement fund; specify that moneys collected be used to defray the costs of administering the program; specify that any moneys collected in excess of program costs be deposited into the highway work zone safety fund and used for the purposes of that fund; provide that the provisions be repealed effective July 1, 2029; provide that the Act may be cited as the Jared Lee Helton Act of 2025.

## 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/25RS/hb664/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 160** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0160.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb664/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Final Passage — **76–20** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **70–21** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 664 W/ scs1 sfa2 sfta2 — **29–7** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2025-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 06, 2025
- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 70-21 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2025-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 27, 2025
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (1-title) filed to bill `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 29-7 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (1-title)
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (1-title)
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** passed 76-20 `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2025-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 160) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e688fb0f-3c1f-4e53-9c3d-88636973e562`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).