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SB110Introduced in the Senate

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles and declaring an emergency.

Passed

Introduced by Jason Howell, District 1

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to require that beginning July 1, 2027, lienholders and motor vehicle dealers use the electronic title application and registration system to submit title, registration, and lien documents; provide exemptions; require the Transportation Cabinet to ensure the electronic title application and registration system and the centralized lien management system are operational by January 1, 2027; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186A to provide that beginning July 1, 2027, titles will not automatically be printed and mailed to the vehicle owner, but kept electronically in the automated vehicle information system; establish procedures to obtain a printed title; amend KRS 186A.130 to set fees for obtaining a printed title; amend KRS 134.805 to allow the notices for ad valorem taxes and registration renewal to be sent by email or text message, rather than by mail; amend KRS 64.012 to establish the fee for the filing of a renewal of a security interest on a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186A.005 to define "termination statement"; amend KRS 186A.200 to eliminate the fee for late filing of a title lien statement; create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to allow county clerks to accept alternative forms of payment for motor vehicle taxes and fees; collect convenience fees on alternative payments, and transmit funds via automated clearing house debit; amend KRS 186.230 to eliminate the requirement that the county clerk send duplicate receipt to the Transportation Cabinet and to make technical corrections; amend KRS 138.464 to eliminate the requirement that the county clerk send duplicate receipts to the Department of Revenue; amend KRS 186A.035 to allow joint owners of a vehicle who are not spouses to designate a transfer of ownership upon death and to conform; amend KRS 186A.060 to allow an individual to use a Kentucky personal identification card when registering a motor vehicle; amend KRS 186.050 to establish that registration of a motor vehicle as a farm truck excludes the use of the vehicle in for-hire operation; amend KRS 186.077 to establish that by renewing the registration of a street-legal special purpose vehicle, the owner is certifying that the vehicle continues to meet all equipment requirements; amend KRS 186.170 to eliminate the use of a decal on the license to cover the trademark of a private corporation; amend KRS 142.010 to allow county clerks to report and remit taxes on the notation of a security interest on a certificate of title through AVIS and the Transportation Cabinet; amend KRS 186.020, 186.045, and 235.066 to conform.

Where it stands

signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 135)

April 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4125 · April 1, 2026

35

Yes

1

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

38 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Jason Howell1Yes
Danny Carroll2Yes
Craig Richardson3Yes
Robert Mills4Yes
Stephen Meredith5Yes
Lindsey Tichenor6No
Aaron Reed7Yes
Gary Boswell8Yes
David Givens9Yes
Matthew Deneen10Yes

Bill history

  1. introduced in Senate

  2. to Committee on Committees (S)

  3. to Transportation (S)

  4. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

  5. floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

  6. floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

  7. 2nd reading, to Rules

  8. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026

  9. floor amendment (1) withdrawn

  10. 3rd reading, passed 31-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)

  11. received in House

  12. to Committee on Committees (H)

  13. to Transportation (H)

  14. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

  15. 2nd reading, to Rules

  16. floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

  17. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026

  18. floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (3-title) filed to bill

  19. 3rd reading, passed 77-9 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title)

  20. received in Senate

  21. to Rules (S)

  22. posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendments (2) and (3-title) and Committee Substitute (1)

  23. Senate refused to concur in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title)

  24. received in House

  25. to Rules (H)

  26. posted for passage for receding from House

  27. House refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title)

  28. Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

  29. Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate

  30. Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate

  31. Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

  32. Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate

  33. Free Conference Committee report adopted in House

  34. passed 76-13

  35. received in Senate

  36. to Rules (S)

  37. posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report

  38. Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate

  39. passed 35-1

  40. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

  41. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

  42. delivered to Governor

  43. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 135)

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