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Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 70)

Introduced February 19, 2025

House
Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to temporary motor vehicle tags.

Amend KRS 186A.100, 186A.105, and 186A.110 to amend the processes for motor vehicle dealers' applications for and use of temporary tags for motor vehicles sold by the dealer; allow county clerks to keep logs of temporary tags in electronic format; enumerate prohibited activities on the part of a dealer in relation to the application and issuance of temporary tags; amend KRS 186A.990 to set the penalty for theft, fraudulent production or copying, or improper use…

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This bill updates the rules around temporary license tags that car dealers issue when a vehicle is sold. It spells out what dealers, salespersons, and agents are prohibited from doing with those tags, and makes theft, fraud, or misuse of a temporary tag a Class D felony. County clerks are also allowed to keep their temporary tag records electronically instead of on paper. Who it may affect: car dealerships, their salespersons and agents, county clerks, and vehicle buyers who receive temporary tags.

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Legislative History

Feb 19, 2025 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 19, 2025 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 26, 2025 · House
To Transportation (H)
Mar 4, 2025 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1)
Mar 4, 2025 · House
Floor Amendment (1) Filed To Committee Substitute (clerical)
Mar 5, 2025 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Mar 5, 2025 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Thursday, March 06, 2025 (clerical)
Mar 6, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 93-0 With Committee Substitute (1) And Floor Amendment (1)
Yea: 93
Nay: 0
Absent: 7
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Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 36-0
Yea: 36
Nay: 0
Absent: 2
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Primary Sponsor

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Kevin Jackson

Representative · House District 020

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kevin.jackson@kylegislature.gov

Co-sponsors (4)

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Robert Duvall

Representative · House District 017

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robert.duvall@kylegislature.gov
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Daniel Grossberg

Representative · House District 030

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daniel.grossberg@kylegislature.gov
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Shawn McPherson

Representative · House District 022

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Shawn.McPherson@kylegislature.gov
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Michael Meredith

Representative · House District 019

Co-sponsor
Michael.Meredith@kylegislature.gov

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