KY HB 519

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to identity documents.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KY HB 519 pass?

No. KY HB 519 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-15): recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

What is KY HB 519 about?

Create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to define "communication disorder"; establish that at the time of application for an instruction permit, operator's license, or personal identification card a person may choose to have a notation on the document indicating that they have a communication disorder; direct that no fee shall be charged for the inclusion or removal of a notation; provide that a person may request removal of the notation; direct that the Department of Kentucky State Police shall implement training on interacting with persons who have a communication disorder; amend KRS 186.531 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.

Who sponsors KY HB 519?

B. Chester-Burton, W. Williams, M. Clines are the primary sponsors of KY HB 519.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-29
Latest action: 2026-04-15 — recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-15
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-04-15
taken from the Orders of the Day
2026-03-31
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (1)
2026-03-31
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-03-31
received in House
2026-03-31
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
passage,reading-3
2026-03-27
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026
2026-03-20
floor amendment (1) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-03-19
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-18
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-16
to Transportation (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-03
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-03
received in Senate
2026-03-02
3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Floor Amendment (1-title)
passage,reading-3
2026-02-25
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 26 2026
2026-02-25
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-24
floor amendment (1-title) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-02-24
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-02-05
to Transportation (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-29
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-29
introduced in House
introduction

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Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-03-02 · pass · 92-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Smith: yes
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Banta: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Tate: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fister: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Burke: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- White: yes
- Chester-Burton: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Riley: yes
- Williams: yes
- Clines: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Roarx: yes
- Willner: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- Brown: not voting
- Camuel: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Payne: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
- Callaway: not voting
- Gooch: not voting
- McCool: not voting
PASS HB 519 w/ SFA 1
2026-03-31 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Tichenor: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb519.html

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