Summary of Original VersionCreate a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to require that beginning July 1, 2027, lienholders and motor vehicle dealers use the electronic title application and registration system to submit title, registration, and lien documents; provide exemptions; require the Transportation Cabinet to ensure the electronic title application and registration system and the centralized lien management system are operational by January 1, 2027; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to provide that beginning July 1, 2027, titles will not automatically be printed and mailed to the vehicle owner, but kept electronically in the automated vehicle information system; establish procedures to obtain a printed title; amend KRS 186A.130 to set fees for obtaining a printed title; amend KRS 134.805 to allow the notices for ad valorem taxes and registration renewal to be sent by email or text message, rather than by mail; amend KRS 64.012 to establish the fee for the filing of a renewal of a security interest on a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186A.005 to define "termination statement"; amend KRS 186A.200 to eliminate the fee for late filing of a title lien statement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to allow county clerks to accept alternative forms of payment for motor vehicle taxes and fees; collect convenience fees on alternative payments, and transmit funds via automated clearing house debit; amend KRS 186.230 to eliminate the requirement that the county clerk send duplicate receipt to the Transportation Cabinet and to make technical corrections; amend KRS 138.464 to eliminate the requirement that the county clerk send duplicate receipts to the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 186A.035 to allow joint owners of a vehicle who are not spouses to designate a transfer of ownership upon death and to conform; amend KRS 186A.060 to allow an individual to use a Kentucky personal identification card when registering a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186.050 to establish that registration of a motor vehicle as a farm truck excludes the use of the vehicle in for-hire operation; amend KRS 186.077 to establish that by renewing the registration of a street-legal special purpose vehicle, the owner is certifying that the vehicle continues to meet all equipment requirements; amend KRS 186.170 to eliminate the use of a decal on the license to cover the trademark of a private corporation; amend KRS 142.010 to allow county clerks to report and remit taxes on the notation of a security interest on a certificate of title through AVIS and the Transportation Cabinet; amend KRS 186.020, 186.045, and 235.066 to conform.
Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1Summary
Retain original provisions with the following changes: eliminate changes to KRS 186.050; add new language in Section 2 of the Act to require the Transportation Cabinet to test the electronic titling and registration system in a pilot project of at least 10 counties prior to July 1, 2027; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish fees for county clerk duties involving the titling and registration of motor vehicles; amend KRS 189.010 to define "weigh station bypass system"; amend KRS 189.231 to require vehicle operators to comply with instructions from state-approved weigh station bypass systems; amend KRS 186.416 to eliminate the requirement for an operator's license holder to obtain a new license within 90 days of the license holder's 21st birthday; amend KRS 186A.555 to set the fee for a sheriff's inspection for a hail damaged vehicle at $15; remove the requirement for the clerk to physically stamp the titles of a motor vehicle with a hail damaged brand and instead require the clerk to input that brand into AVIS; amend various other sections to conform; repeal KRS 189.271, relating to special permits for hauling industrial materials; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.
Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- J. HowellSummary
Amend KRS 64.012 to establish that if a county clerk fails to record any document the county clerk shall be personally liable for damages to any party.
Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 2 -- J. HowellSummary
Eliminate references to a pilot project for the electronic title application and registration system and the centralized lien management system; set forth that any fee imposed under Section 11 of the Act shall, for the payor be deemed as an additional amount of taxes, state fees, or clerk's fees, and not a collection fee or separate charge.
Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1Summary
Retain original provisions; amend various sections to include manufactured homes in the electronic title and registration system and the electronic lien system; amend KRS 186A.060 to expand the allowable identification that may be used when registering a manufactured home; amend KRS 132.096 to exempt registered street-legal special purpose vehicles from state and local ad valorem taxation; amend KRS 132.485 and 186.077 to conform; amend KRS 186A.530 to prohibit a vehicle manufacturer from prohibiting or restricting the installation of vehicle software on a vehicle with a rebuilt title; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2028.
Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- J. BlantonSummary
Amend Section 2 to specify that owners of vehicles without a lien may request printed titles at any time.
Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- J. BlantonSummary
Amend Section 2 to authorize owners of vehicles without a lien to request printed titles at any time; amend Section 5 to eliminate references to manufactured homes; amend Section 14 to eliminate language regarding transfer upon death for motor vehicles; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to establish procedures for transfer of vehicles on death; amend KRS 138.470 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281A to require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate emergency and ordinary administrative regulations to extend the allowable time length for a limited CDL in accordance with the maximum length allowed under 49 C.F.R sec. 383.3; EMERGENCY, in part.
Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 3 -- J. BlantonSummary
Make title amendment.
Summary of Amendment: Conference Committee Report 1Summary
Cannot agree.
Summary of Amendment: Free Conference Committee Report 1Summary
Adopt the provisions of the House Committee Substitute, except eliminate language allowing an applicant for a title on a manufactured home to use alternate identification allowed by federal law to qualify for a loan on a manufactured home; adopt House Floor Amendment 2; make title amendment.
Statutes affected: Introduced: 186A.130, 134.805, 186.020, 64.012, 186A.005, 186.045, 186A.200, 186.230, 138.464, 186A.035, 186A.060, 186.050, 186.077, 186.170, 235.066, 142.010
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 186A.130, 134.805, 186.020, 64.012, 186A.005, 186.045, 186A.200, 186.230, 138.464, 186A.035, 186A.060, 186.077, 186.170, 235.066, 142.010, 189.010, 189.231, 186.416, 186A.555, 177.979, 189.272, 189.990, 431.452, 186.040, 186.061, 186.162, 186.180, 186.190, 186.675, 186A.245, 186A.298
House Committee Substitute 1: 186A.130, 134.805, 186.020, 64.012, 186A.005, 186.045, 186A.200, 186.230, 138.464, 186A.035, 186A.060, 186.077, 186.170, 235.066, 142.010, 189.010, 189.231, 186.416, 186A.555, 177.979, 189.272, 189.990, 431.452, 186.040, 186.061, 186.162, 186.180, 186.190, 186.675, 186A.245, 186A.298, 132.096, 132.485, 186A.530, 186.010
Current: 186A.130, 134.805, 186.020, 64.012, 186A.005, 186.045, 186A.200, 186.230, 138.464, 186A.035, 186A.060, 186.077, 186.170, 235.066, 142.010, 189.010, 189.231, 186.416, 186A.555, 177.979, 189.272, 189.990, 431.452, 186.040, 186.061, 186.162, 186.180, 186.190, 186.675, 186A.245, 186A.298