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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 27, 2026

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Introduced February 27, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB299

AN ACT relating to operator's licenses.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police, in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, to operate a pilot project from September 1, 2027, to June 30, 2029, to provide instruction permit testing in 1 public high school in each congressional district in the Commonwealth; set requirements for the pilot project; require that the state police report to the Legislative Research Commission by October 31, 2027, and annually thereafter as long as the pilot project continues, to provide data and the pilot project's effect on existing testing efforts.

Driver Licensing Education, Elementary and Secondary Police, State Reports Mandated

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This bill would create a pilot program allowing high school students to take their driver's instruction permit test at one public high school in each of Kentucky's congressional districts, rather than traveling to a separate testing location. The program would run from September 2027 through June 2029, with Kentucky State Police and the Department of Education working together to carry it out. State Police would be required to report data on the program's results to…

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