Kentucky Senate Bill 75 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 1 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-01 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to defines the terms "off-highway vehicle," "local government," and "regional authority"; allow a local government that is located within the boundary of a regional authority, to pass an ordinance allowing for the operation of off-highway vehicles (OHVs) on a roadways under local government jurisdiction and state roadways approved by the Transportation Cabinet; allow a local government to petition the Transportation Cabinet to include state-maintained roadways located within the local government's jurisdiction, for OHV use under local ordinance; prohibits OHV use on fully controlled access highways; outlines OHV ordinance requirements; allow the local government to assess a fee of $30 for an annual OHV permit for Commonwealth residents and $50 for nonresidents; specify that all OHV permits expire on April 1 of each year; permit a local government to contract with a regional authority or a private vendor for the issuance of OHV permits; outline OHV operating requirements for OHV permit holders; require OHV passengers under the age of 18 to wear a helmet; outline OHV signage requirement for local governments and the Transportation Cabinet; require reciprocity between local governments who have passed OHV ordinances; allow the Transportation Cabinet to prohibit the operation of OHVs on any public highway that crosses a state highway or any state highway if deemed in the interest of public safety; outline exemptions; amend KRS 189.515 to conform.

AN ACT relating to off-highway vehicles and making an appropriation therefor.

Sen. Phillip Wheeler [R]

Sen. Danny Carroll [R]

2021-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 RSN# 1584 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-01	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-03-01	House	received in House
2021-02-26	Senate	3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute
2021-02-25	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 26, 2021
2021-02-25	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2021-02-24	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2021-01-08	Senate	to Transportation (S)
2021-01-05	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-01-05	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb75.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb75/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb75/bill.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb75/vote_history.pdf