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 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deposited into the highway work zone safety fund and used for the purposes of that fund; provide that the provisions be repealed effective July 1, 2029; provide that the Act may be cited as the Jared Lee Helton Act of 2025.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Delete original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define "automated speed enforcement device" and "images"; establish that peace officers may issue citations to operators of motor vehicles detected by an automated speed enforcement device traveling more than 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit in a highway work zone when a bona fide worker, a peace officer, and a marked vehicle are present; direct the Transportation Cabinet to install signage with lights that are flashing when an automated speed enforcement device is active; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations relating to automated speed enforcement; amend KRS 189.2327 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Jared Lee Helton Act of 2025.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; require that the offense take place in a highway work zone.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- J. Higdon

Summary Make title amendment.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 2 -- J. Higdon

Summary Amend KRS 610.010 to lower from 16 to 15, the age at which the juvenile section of the District Court does not have exclusive jurisdiction over minors who commit motor vehicle offenses; allow Sections 1 and 2 of the Act to be cited as the Jared Lee Helton Act of 2025; EMERGENCY, in part.

Statutes affected:
House Committee Substitute 1: 189.2327
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 189.2327
Current: 189.2327