AN ACT relating to operating a motor vehicle.

Short title: Phone-Down Kentucky Act

Repeal and reenact KRS 189.292 to define "mobile electronic device"; prohibit the use of a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; establish exceptions; amend KRS 189.294 to define "mobile electronic device"; amend KRS 189.990 to establish penalties for violation of KRS 189.292 and 189.294; require that money from fines be deposited into the traumatic brain injury trust fund, the Kentucky trauma care system fund, and the veterans' program trust fund; provide that a…

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This bill, called the Phone-Down Kentucky Act, would ban holding or using a mobile electronic device while driving in Kentucky, with certain exceptions. Violations would carry fines, and that fine money would go into funds supporting traumatic brain injury care, trauma health services, and veterans' programs. Until October 31, 2026, police officers would issue warnings instead of citations to give drivers time to adjust to the new rule. Who it may affect: all Kentucky drivers, law enforcement officers, and Kentuckians who benefit from traumatic brain injury, trauma care, and veterans' support programs.

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