AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.
Summary
Amend KRS 281.630 to establish a towing and storage facility certificate and require applicants for a towing and storage facility certificate to file a rate sheet with the application and renewal for the certificate; amend KRS 281.631 to set a fee of $10 for motor carrier plates for tow trucks; amend KRS 281.928 to require an entity requesting a vehicle in a storage facility to be held pending a civil or criminal investigation to notify the owner, lienholder, and insurer of a vehicle with 24 hours of a hold being initiated or released; amend KRS 281.930 to set limits on charges for storage on vehicles held for civil or criminal investigation; amend KRS 281.926 to require towing companies and storage facilities to have one rate sheet that is applicable to all customers and to establish that statements that misrepresent the scope of damages associated with a property, casualty, or property and casualty insurance claim are fraudulent insurance acts; make technical amendments; amend KRS 281.010 to define "towing and storage facility certificate"; amend KRS 281.990 to set penalties for violations of KRS 281.920 to 281.936.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Signed Apr 1, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was amended to simplify certificate terminology by removing 'facility' from 'towing and storage facility certificate' and updating related references. Minor formatting changes were made throughout the document, including header updates and spacing adjustments.
REQUIREMENT
Changed 'towing and storage facility certificate' to 'towing and storage certificate' in multiple sections, simplifying the terminology for vehicle storage licensing.
Updated reference from 'towing and storage facility certificates' to 'towing and storage certificates' when describing applicant requirements for rate sheets.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting and spacing adjustments throughout the document, including header information and line breaks.
Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 1, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 152)
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 88-10
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
to Transportation (S)
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 88-6
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
to Transportation (H)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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