HB162
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Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to establish the circuit clerk as the representative of the Transportation Cabinet for accepting applications for operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards and issuing temporary credentials; establish duties of the circuit clerks; amend KRS 186.531 to set forth the distribution of fees for operator's licenses, instruction permits, and personal identification cards; amend various sections of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to conform; amend KRS 27A.052, 116.0452, 116.0455, 116.085, 186.010, 186.014, and 189A.340 and various sections of KRS Chapter 281A to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would make circuit court clerks the official point of contact for Kentuckians applying for driver's licenses, instruction permits, and state ID cards, taking over that role from the Transportation Cabinet. It also sets rules for how fees collected from those applications would be distributed. The changes would take effect on July 1, 2027. Who it may affect: anyone who applies for or renews a driver's license, instruction permit, or state-issued ID card in Kentucky, as well as circuit court clerks statewide.
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