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Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

HB188

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AN ACT relating to motor vehicle driveaway plates.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 281, relating to motor vehicle carriers, to establish a driveaway plate as a new type of license plate to be issued by county clerks and the Transportation Cabinet; specify associated fees and restrictions; amend KRS 281.631 to conform.

Local MandateCounty ClerksFeesMotor CarriersMotor VehiclesState AgenciesTransportationAdministrative Regulations and ProceedingsFiscal Note

Introduced: January 9, 2025

Last action: April 1, 2025

Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 142)
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This bill creates a new type of license plate called a "driveaway plate" for use in transporting motor vehicles. The plates would be issued by county clerks and the Transportation Cabinet, with specific fees and rules attached. This provides a formal, regulated process for vehicle driveaway operations in Kentucky. Who it may affect: motor vehicle carriers and transport operators, county clerks, and the Transportation Cabinet.

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Legislative History

Jan 9, 2025 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 9, 2025 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 4, 2025 · House
To Transportation (H)
Feb 18, 2025 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 19, 2025 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 19, 2025 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Thursday, February 20, 2025 (clerical)
Feb 20, 2025 · House
Floor Amendment (1) Filed (clerical)
Feb 21, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 88-1 With Floor Amendment (1)
Yea: 88
Nay: 1
Absent: 11
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Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 37-0 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 37
Nay: 0
Absent: 1
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Mar 28, 2025 · House
Passed 100-0
Yea: 100
Nay: 0
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Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall

Representative · House District 017

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robert.duvall@kylegislature.gov
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