Summary of Original Version

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 and 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; 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deposited into the highway work zone safety fund and used for the purposes of that fund; provide that the provisions be repealed effective July 1, 2028; provide that the Act may be cited as the Jared Lee Helton Act of 2024; APPROPRIATION.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; 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.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- J. Blanton

Summary Direct the Transportation Cabinet to install signage with lights that are flashing when an automated speed enforcement device is active; require the Transportation Cabinet to annually report to the Legislative Research Commission the number of vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities occurring in highway work zones.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- J. Blanton

Summary Direct the Transportation Cabinet to install signage with lights that are flashing when an automated speed enforcement device is active; establish how an image recorded by an automated speed enforcement device may be used; require the Transportation Cabinet to annually report to the Legislative Research Commission the number of vehicle accidents, injuries, and fatalities occurring in highway work zones.