Summary of Original Version

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to define "special purpose vehicle" and "street-legal special purpose vehicle"; allow street-legal special purpose vehicles to operate on a highway under certain circumstances; prohibit street-legal special purpose vehicles from traveling a distance greater than 20 miles on a highway displaying centerline pavement markings; require street-legal special purpose vehicles to register the vehicle and comply with all requirements of KRS Chapter 186; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations; amend KRS 186.020 and 186.050 to conform

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except to redefine "street-legal special purpose vehicle" to require it be equipped with a roll bar or roll cage seatbelts as required by federal motor vehicle safety standards and to exclude vehicles primarily engaged in farm or agricultural activities; change the registration fee for a street-legal special purpose vehicle to $10; require street-legal special purpose vehicles be inspected by a certified inspector prior to submission of an application for title; amend KRS 186A.115 to conform and to set the inspection fee for street-legal special purpose vehicles at $25.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; define "local government"; prohibit the use of street-legal special purpose vehicles on highways within the jurisdictional boundaries of a local government that does not have a local ordinance allowing their use; require the owner or operator of a street-legal special purpose vehicle insure the vehicle in the same form and amounts set forth for motorcycles; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to allow a local government to adopt an ordinance to allow the operation of street-legal special purpose vehicles on highways; require an applicant for registration of a street-legal special purpose vehicle to certify safety equipment requirements are met.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 186.020, 186.050
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 186.020, 186.050, 186A.115
House Committee Substitute 1: 186.020, 186.050, 186A.115
Current: 186.020, 186.050, 186A.115
Acts Chapter 89: 186.020, 186.050, 186A.115