KY HB 144

enacted

AN ACT relating to motor vehicle titles.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Amend KRS 186A.295 to exclude the cost of parts and labor to make cosmetic repairs to a motor vehicle from the cost of repair calculation for the required surrender of the certificate of title for a motor vehicle or trailer that has been destroyed; require a motor vehicle that is exempt from title surrender to be issued a salvage title; amend KRS 186A.190 and 186A.520 to conform.

Introduced: 2026-01-07
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-04-13 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 100)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-07
introduced in House
introduction
2026-01-07
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-14
to Transportation (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-28
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-01-29
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-01-29
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 30 2026
2026-01-30
3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-02
received in Senate
2026-02-02
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-16
to Banking & Insurance (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-24
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-03-25
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-26
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
2026-03-31
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-31
received in House
2026-03-31
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-31
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
2026-03-31
passed 91-0
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-01
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-01
delivered to Governor
2026-04-13
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 100)
executive-signature

Versions

IntroducedCompare
Current/FinalCompare
Acts Chapter 100Compare
(document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-01-30 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hancock: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hart: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Banta: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Dossett: not voting
- Koch: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Willner: not voting
- Grossberg: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 144 w/ SCS 1
2026-03-31 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
Final Passage
2026-03-31 · pass · 91-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Baker: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Fister: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Brown: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Burke: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- White: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Williams: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Willner: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Witten: yes
- Decker: yes
- Calloway: not voting
- Gooch: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Watkins: not voting
- Elliott: not voting
- Koch: not voting
- Petrie: not voting
- Tate: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb144.html

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:22:24.357326Z

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=KY&identifier=HB 144. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
Committee referrals are not yet captured.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.