AN ACT relating to operating a motor vehicle.

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…

Introduced: January 6, 2026

Last action: March 9, 2026

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This bill, called the Phone-Down Kentucky Act, would ban the use of a mobile electronic device while driving in Kentucky, with certain exceptions. Fines collected from violations would go into funds supporting traumatic brain injury care, trauma care, and veterans' programs. Until October 31, 2026, officers would issue warnings rather than citations to give drivers time to adjust. Who it may affect: all licensed drivers in Kentucky, as well as veterans and individuals who rely on trauma care and brain injury support services.

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