Kentucky House Bill 258 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on March 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-18 - signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 022)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Amend KRS 186.010 to define "motor scooter"; specify that motor scooters be considered to be a motorcycle only for registration purposes; specify that electric low-speed scooters are not vehicles; amend KRS 186A.080 to exempt electric low-speed scooters from title and registration requirements; amend KRS 189.010 to define "electric low-speed scooters" and specify that they are not a motor vehicle; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow electric low-speed scooters to be operated on a highway, bicycle lane, or bicycle path; outline provisions for operation; direct the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish safe operating standards; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow the operation of motor scooters on a highway; outline provisions for operation; amend KRS 189.050 to exempt electric low-speed scooters from lighting requirements; amend KRS 189.340 to outline the procedure for vehicles when overtaking an electric low-speed scooter; prohibit an operator of an electric low-speed scooter from riding more than two abreast; amend KRS 189.635 to specify that for reporting and statistical purposes, a motor scooter be listed in its own distinct category; amend KRS 189.810 to exempt electric low-speed scooters from slow-moving vehicle requirements; amend KRS 304.39-020 to specify that electric low-speed scooters are not motor vehicles.

AN ACT relating to the operation of scooters.

Rep. Ken Upchurch [R]

2019-03-05 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 232 (Y: 95 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2019-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/scs 1 RSN# 900 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-15 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 61 (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-18	House	signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 022)
2019-03-06	House	delivered to Governor
2019-03-06	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2019-03-06	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2019-03-05	House	passed 95-1
2019-03-05	House	House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2019-03-04	House	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2019-03-01	House	to Rules (H)
2019-03-01	House	received in House
2019-03-01	Senate	3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2019-03-01	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019
2019-02-28	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2019-02-27	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2019-02-19	Senate	to Transportation (S)
2019-02-15	Senate	received in Senate
2019-02-15	House	3rd reading, passed 96-0
2019-02-14	House	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2019
2019-02-13	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2019-02-12	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2019-02-08	House	posted in committee
2019-02-07	House	to Transportation (H)
2019-02-06	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb258.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb258/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb258/bill.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/HB258/SCS1.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb258/vote_history.pdf