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Passed House
Passed Senate
Became law
Last action · March 31, 2025
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 134)

Introduced February 12, 2025

House
Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to commercial driver's licenses.

Amend KRS 281A.185, relating to commercial driver's licenses, to establish a reporting requirement for the court to the licensing agency when a conviction occurs to be recorded on the driver's record and to trigger any disqualifying action.

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This bill requires Kentucky courts to report certain driving convictions to the state licensing agency so they can be recorded on a driver's record and trigger any required disqualification from holding a commercial driver's license. It closes a gap in how conviction information flows from courtrooms to licensing records. This helps ensure that commercial drivers who receive disqualifying convictions are properly identified and their licenses are affected as required by law. Who it may affect: commercial truck and bus drivers, employers who hire commercial drivers, and Kentucky courts handling traffic and driving cases.

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Legislative History

Mar 31, 2025 · House
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 134)
Mar 28, 2025 · House
Delivered To Governor (clerical)
Mar 28, 2025 · House
Enrolled, Signed By President Of The Senate
Mar 28, 2025 · House
Enrolled, Signed By Speaker Of The House
Mar 28, 2025 · House
Received In House (clerical)
Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
Passed 33-5
Yea: 33
Nay: 5
Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
Floor Amendment (1) Withdrawn (clerical)
Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading (clerical)
Feb 27, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 96-0 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 96
Nay: 0
Absent: 4

Primary Sponsor

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Portrait of John Blanton

John Blanton

Representative · House District 092

Primary sponsor
John.Blanton@kylegislature.gov

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