AN ACT relating to low-speed vehicles and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Amend KRS 189.282, regarding low-speed vehicles, to expressly exempt low-speed vehicles which meet the standards of 49 C.F.R. sec. 571.500 from any other federal motor vehicle safety standards or any of the equipment provisions of KRS Chapter 189 that are not applicable; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2024
Last action Mar 25, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
92–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 98
Feb 22, 2024
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican78
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Mar 25, 2024
Committee
to Transportation (S)
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 92-0
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
to Transportation (H)
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rebecca Raymer
RRepublican
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