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HB223

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AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles.

Amend KRS 186.763 to prohibit a school district from operating a fully autonomous vehicle as a school bus or for transporting students; prohibit the operation of a fully autonomous vehicle if that vehicle requires an operator with a commercial driver's license; amend KRS 281.764 to conform.

Education, Elementary and SecondaryMotor VehiclesTraffic SafetyTransportationTechnologyMotor Carriers

Introduced: January 7, 2026

Last action: January 14, 2026

To Transportation (H)
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Legislative History

Jan 7, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 7, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Jan 14, 2026 · House
To Transportation (H)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Ashley Tackett Laferty
Ashley Tackett Laferty

Representative · House District 095

Primary sponsor
Ashley.TackettLaferty@kylegislature.gov
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