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2025 Regular Session

HB459

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AN ACT relating to the issuance of identity documents.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to require the Transportation Cabinet to expand driver licensing services in each county by setting up a system between the Transportation Cabinet and the county clerks for issuance of operator's licenses and personal identification cards; amend KRS 186.531 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.

Introduced: February 12, 2025

Last action: February 13, 2025

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This bill would have required the Transportation Cabinet to work with county clerks across Kentucky to expand where residents can obtain driver's licenses and state ID cards. Instead of relying solely on existing licensing offices, the system would have made these services available in each county through a partnership with local clerk's offices. The bill was set to take effect July 1, 2026, but did not pass. Who it may affect: Kentuckians in rural or…

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Legislative History

Feb 12, 2025 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 12, 2025 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 13, 2025 · House
Withdrawn

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Portrait of Savannah Maddox
Savannah Maddox

Representative · House District 061

Primary sponsor
Savannah.Maddox@kylegislature.gov
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