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Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

HB444

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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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Introduced: February 12, 2025

Last action: March 31, 2025

Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 134)
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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

Feb 12, 2025 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 12, 2025 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 14, 2025 · House
To Transportation (H)
Feb 25, 2025 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 26, 2025 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 26, 2025 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Thursday, February 27, 2025 (clerical)
Feb 27, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 96-0 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 96
Nay: 0
Absent: 4
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Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
Received In Senate
Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
Passed 33-5
Yea: 33
Nay: 5
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Primary Sponsor

Portrait of John Blanton
John Blanton

Representative · House District 092

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John.Blanton@kylegislature.gov
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