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Last action · February 7, 2025
To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced February 4, 2025

House
Adjourned Sine Die
2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles.

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

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This bill would ban school districts from using fully autonomous vehicles to transport students. It would also prohibit fully autonomous vehicles from operating in situations where the law would normally require a human driver with a commercial driver's license. Who it may affect: students who ride school buses, school district transportation staff, and commercial vehicle operators.

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Legislative History

Feb 4, 2025 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 4, 2025 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 7, 2025 · House
To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

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Ashley Tackett Laferty

Representative · House District 095

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Ashley.TackettLaferty@kylegislature.gov

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Chad Aull

Representative · House District 079

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chad.aull@kylegislature.gov
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George Brown

Representative · House District 077

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George.Brown@kylegislature.gov
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Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

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beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov

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