KY SB153 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 19 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-19 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 019)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 19 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-19 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 019)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]
Summary
Omnibus revision of the motor carrier statutes, KRS Chapter 281; repeal and reenact KRS 281.010 to consolidate various definition sections and set forth definitions for the chapter; amend KRS 281.590, regarding legislative intent, to eliminate references to competitive practices; amend KRS 281.600 to clarify references to federal laws; amend KRS 281.602 to give the Department of Vehicle Regulation the authority to file liens against motor carriers for fees administered under the chapter; amend KRS 281.605 and 281.610 to eliminate references to certificates of convenience and necessity and to hearings on certificates of convenience and necessity; amend KRS 281.6185 to clarify provisions and eliminate outdated grandfather language; repeal and reenact KRS 281.624 to enumerate the regulatory powers of the cabinet in relation to household goods carriers; amend KRS 281.626 to eliminate hearings for the issuance of U-Drive-It certificates; repeal and reenact KRS 281.630 to require motor carriers to obtain a certificate from the department prior to operation; establish that a certificate is to be granted to any applicant who conforms to the requirements of KRS Chapter 281; identify different certificates issued by the department; set forth application requirements and fees; require criminal background checks for certain officers and employees and establish disqualifying offenses; establish renewal procedures and fees; establish requirements for rate and time schedules; establish procedures for transfer of certificates; establish authority for hearing and penalties; grant the department the authority to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the section; amend KRS 281.6301 to establish criminal background check requirements for passenger vehicle and household goods certificate holders; repeal and reenact KRS 281.631 to establish requirements for motor carrier vehicle licenses; establish initial application and renewal procedures and fees; allow cities and counties to impose annual license fees not to exceed $30 per vehicle on taxicabs, limousines, transportation network company vehicles, and disabled persons vehicles; exempt nonresident motor carriers from fees under KRS Chapter 281 if reciprocal provisions are granted Kentucky carriers by the nonresident carrier's home state; grant the department the authority to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the section; amend KRS 281.635 to eliminate finding of convenience and necessity for bus franchises; clarify references to concurrent authority of cities and the state over buses, taxicabs, limousines, disabled persons vehicles, and their drivers; amend KRS 281.640 to establish procedures for hearings involving certificate holders; amend KRS 281.655 to increase insurance requirements for motor carriers; amend KRS 281.656 to clarify provisions for the suspension of a certificate upon cancellation of insurance or bond; amend KRS 281.720 to require motor carrier vehicles to display a motor carrier license plate; amend KRS 281.728 to include limousines and disabled persons vehicles among the types of certificate holders that cannot advertise for a service not authorized by its certificate; amend KRS 281.730 to clarify rules on hours of operation; amend KRS 281.830 to prohibit local governments from imposing taxes or fees on commercial motor vehicle on property carrier operating under interstate commerce or under the United Carrier Registration System; amend 281.883 to require the cabinet to establish by regulation procedures for the administrative citation, assessment and appeal of penalties under KRS 281.990; amend KRS 281.990 to reduce the minimum fine for operating a motor carrier without a valid certificate or in violation of a certificate from $2,000 to $500; amend KRS 186.050 to set registration fees for motor carrier vehicles carrying up to 15 passengers at $11.50 and the fee for motor carrier vehicles carrying more than 15 passengers at $100; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to authorize the Transportation Cabinet to join compacts with other states regarding overdimensional permits; amend KRS 281.687, 281.735, 281.745, 281.752, 281.760, 281.775, 281.802, 281.820, 281.835, 281.838, 281.873, 96A.010, 96A.020, 138.446, 138.463, 186.164, 186.240, 186.991, and 381.770 to conform; repeal KRS 186.052, 186.281, 186.286, 281.011, 281.012, 281.013, 281.014, 281.015, 281.604, 281.607, 281.612, 281.615, 281.618, 281.619, 281.620, 281.625, 281.6251, 281.632, 281.633, 281.637, 281.641, 281.645, 281.650, 281.660, 281.6602, 281.670, 281.675, 281.680, 281.685, 281.690, 281.695, 281.700, 281.710, 281.780, 281.801, 281.804, 281.806, 281.850, 281.860, 281.910, 281.912, and 281.914; clarify that any existing certificate or permit in effect on the effective date of the Act shall remain valid until its expiration and that prior to expiration, the certificate holder must make initial application for a certificate under the provisions of the Act.
Title
AN ACT relating to motor carriers.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-19 | Senate | signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 019) |
| 2015-03-11 | Senate | delivered to Governor |
| 2015-03-11 | Senate | enrolled, signed by each presiding officer |
| 2015-03-11 | Senate | received in Senate |
| 2015-03-11 | House | 3rd reading, passed 99-0 |
| 2015-03-10 | House | posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11, 2015 |
| 2015-03-10 | House | reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill |
| 2015-03-09 | House | posting waived |
| 2015-03-09 | House | returned to Transportation (H) |
| 2015-03-09 | House | 1st reading |
| 2015-03-09 | House | taken from Transportation (H) |
| 2015-03-09 | House | to Transportation (H) |
| 2015-03-03 | House | received in House |
| 2015-03-02 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed 24-11 with Committee Substitute |
| 2015-03-02 | Senate | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 2, 2015 |
| 2015-03-02 | Senate | reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute |
| 2015-02-26 | Senate | returned to Transportation (S) |
| 2015-02-26 | Senate | 2nd reading |
| 2015-02-26 | Senate | taken from Transportation (S) |
| 2015-02-20 | Senate | returned to Transportation (S) |
| 2015-02-20 | Senate | 1st reading |
| 2015-02-20 | Senate | taken from Transportation (S) |
| 2015-02-13 | Senate | to Transportation (S) |
| 2015-02-11 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
