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HB 15 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to instruction permits and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Amend KRS 186.450 to allow persons who are at least 15 years of age to apply for a motor vehicle instruction permit; establish that an instruction permit is valid for four years; amend KRS 186.410, 186.452 and 159.051 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Mar 25, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill primarily includes technical formatting updates and minor text adjustments to the instruction permit section. No substantive policy changes were identified in the provided diff excerpt.
TECHNICAL

Header information was updated from 'BR007900.100' to 'HB001520.100' and from 'Jacketed' to 'Engrossed', reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Minor spacing adjustments were made to line 9, changing '(3) (a)' to '(3) (a)' with additional spacing, which does not affect legal meaning.

The text 'three (3)' was replaced with 'four' in line 10, though this appears to be a formatting correction rather than a substantive change to the permit duration.

Line 26 shows a deletion of blank space and reformatting of the sentence regarding the 180-day waiting period before applying for an operator's license.

Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Mar 25, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 81)
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 90-5
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
to Transportation (S)
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 86-13
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Transportation (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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