AN ACT relating to identity documents.
Summary
Amend KRS 186.412 to require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures and forms to allow an individual without a fixed, permanent address to submit a form signed by a shelter, health care facility, or other social service agency attesting to the applicant's residence for the purpose of issuance of a renewal operator's license or an initial or renewal personal ID card; amend KRS 186.4122 to allow a homeless minor over the age of 16 to apply for a personal identification card without a parent or guardian signature, and extend the term of a personal ID issued to any homeless individual who is a citizen or permanent resident from one to three years; amend KRS 186.4123 to conform; amend KRS 186.531 to set the price of a personal identification card for an individual without a fixed, permanent address at $5, allow the Transportation Cabinet to enter into billing arrangements with social service agencies for payment of client's fees.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2022
Last action Mar 30, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 14, 2022
How they voted
83–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 93
Mar 14, 2022
D
Democratic25
76% Yea
R
Republican68
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
to Transportation (S)
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 90-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Committee
to Transportation (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josie Raymond
DDemocratic
P
Killian Timoney
RRepublican
P
Randy Bridges
RRepublican
P
Tina Bojanowski
DDemocratic
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