KY SB136 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-27 - became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 95)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-27 - became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 95)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to allow for an electronic record of a motor vehicle title to be stored in AVIS without the production of a paper copy of the title; provide that titles held in the system electronically have the same legal status as paper titles; allow a titled holder to request a paper title at any time; exempt from fees the first paper title for a vehicle if the title was held electronically; amend KRS 186A.035 to outline procedures and forms for transfers of vehicles held in joint ownership; amend KRS 186A.115 to allow a person presenting a vehicle for inspection to present a current operator's license from Kentucky or another state; amend KRS 186A.190 to establish procedures for electronic submission of liens, security interests and satisfactions; allow use of electronic signatures; provide for holding titles in AVIS and not producing paper titles for vehicles for which liens have been filed electronically; allow the Transportation Cabinet to remove any lien from the certificate of title in AVIS if the lien expiries and is not renewed; amend KRS 186A.195 to allow the use of electronic signatures on title lien statements; amend KRS 186A.145 to exempt from the prohibition against transferring a vehicle in cases involving delinquent ad valorem taxes transfers between individuals when the delinquent taxes are owed by a previous owner not party to the transaction; amend KRS 186A.100 to allow the use a temporary motor vehicle tags on vehicles sold in Kentucky that are being transported to another state for registration; allow county clerks to keep an electronic record of temporary tags; amend KRS 186A.017 to set time frames for county clerk processing of title applications filed through the electronic system; amend KRS 186A.220 to allow motor vehicle dealers to dealer assign all-terrain vehicles; amend KRS 235.130 to allow a county clerk to accept an affidavit of ownership to process the application of a boat title; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027.
Title
AN ACT relating to transportation and declaring an emergency.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-03-14 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3557 (Y: 34 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-03-13 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 248 (Y: 90 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 sfa1 scta1 RSN# 3421 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-13 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 248 (Y: 90 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 sfa1 scta1 RSN# 3421 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 95) |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | delivered to Governor |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | enrolled, signed by President of the Senate |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | passed 34-1 |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | to Rules (S) |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | received in Senate |
| 2025-03-13 | House | 3rd reading, passed 90-0 with Committee Substitute (1) |
| 2025-03-12 | House | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
| 2025-03-11 | House | reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) |
| 2025-03-07 | House | returned to Transportation (H) |
| 2025-03-07 | House | 1st reading |
| 2025-03-07 | House | taken from Transportation (H) |
| 2025-03-05 | House | to Transportation (H) |
| 2025-03-05 | House | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| 2025-03-05 | House | received in House |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title) |
| 2025-02-28 | Senate | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025 |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | to Transportation (S) |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | to Committee on Committees (S) |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
