Kentucky - Session 26RS
Title: AN ACT relating to operating a motor vehicle.
Repeal and reenact KRS 189.292 to define "mobile electronic device""; prohibit the use of a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; establish exceptions; amend KRS 189.294 to define ""mobile electronic device""; amend KRS 189.990 to establish penalties for violation of KRS 189.292 and 189.294; require that money from fines be deposited into the traumatic brain injury trust fund, the Kentucky trauma care system fund, and the veterans' program trust fund; provide that a courtesy warning and not a uniform citation shall be issued by a peace officer until October 31, 2026; provide that the Act may be cited as the Phone-Down Kentucky Act."
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-09 | Status | passed_upper |
| 2026-03-09 | Latest Action | 03/09/26: to Transportation (H) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 189 | AN ACT relating to pedestrians. | enrolled |
| HB 58 | AN ACT relating to privacy protection. | enrolled |
| HB 648 | AN ACT relating to motor vehicle dealers. | enrolled |
| HB 658 | AN ACT relating to limited commercial driver's licenses and declaring an emergency. | enrolled |
| HB 7 | AN ACT relating to school bus safety. | enrolled |
| SB 110 | AN ACT relating to motor vehicles. | failed |
| SB 291 | AN ACT relating to recyclers and declaring an emergency. | enrolled |
| SB 46 | AN ACT relating to school transportation and declaring an emergency. | enacted |