AN ACT relating to the issuance of identity documents.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to define "local official"; require the Transportation Cabinet to expand issuance of renewal and duplicate operator's licenses and personal identification cards in any county in which a permanent regional licensing office is not located by establishing a system between the Transportation Cabinet and a local official to issue renewal and duplicate operator's licenses and personal identification cards for a $25 convenience fee in addition to any other…
Introduced: January 13, 2026
Last action: January 20, 2026
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This bill would require the state Transportation Cabinet to create a system for renewing or replacing driver's licenses and personal ID cards in counties that do not have a permanent regional licensing office, working through a local official for a $25 convenience fee. It also removes the current 4-year identity document option, leaving the 8-year term as the standard. The changes would take effect July 1, 2027. Who it may affect: Kentuckians living in rural…
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