Kentucky House Bill 7

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-09 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 62)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; allow the use of camera monitoring systems on school buses operated by a school district and allow the enforcement of a civil penalty for stop arm camera violations recorded by a camera monitoring system; establish the amount of the civil penalty; require that the revenue generated from a civil penalty be retained by the school district; allow a law enforcement agency to charge a fee of $25 from every civil penalty enforced by the law enforcement agency; require specific notice for a stop arm camera violation; establish defenses to a violation; establish procedures for a contest to a violation; allow for suspension of motor vehicle registration for failure to timely pay a penalty; require a school district or law enforcement agency to notify the Transportation Cabinet of the need to release a motor vehicle registration suspension within 1 business day of payment; amend KRS 189.370 to require traffic in the opposite direction of a school or church bus to stop for the bus on a highway that is not divided by an elevated barrier or unpaved median;amend KRS 189.990 to increase the maximum fines for failing to stop for a school or church bus that is receiving or discharging passengers.

AN ACT relating to school bus safety.

Rep. David Hale [R]	Rep. Chad Aull [D]	Rep. George Brown [D]	Rep. Daniel Grossberg [D]
Rep. Kim King [R]

2026-03-31 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 360 (Y: 79 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4015 (Y: 37 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - House - House: Veto Override RCS# 70 (Y: 78 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-09	House	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 62)
2026-03-31	House	delivered to Governor
2026-03-31	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-03-31	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-03-31	House	passed 79-11
2026-03-31	House	House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-27	House	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-26	House	to Rules (H)
2026-03-26	House	received in House
2026-03-25	Senate	3rd reading, passed 37-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-24	Senate	passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2026-03-20	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
2026-03-20	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-03-19	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-16	Senate	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2026-02-10	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-10	Senate	received in Senate
2026-02-09	House	3rd reading, passed 78-15
2026-02-06	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026
2026-02-04	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-03	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2026-01-23	House	to Transportation (H)
2026-01-15	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-15	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb7.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb7/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb7/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0062.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/HB7/SCS1.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb7/vote_history.pdf