# Kentucky HB 7: AN ACT relating to school bus safety. Kentucky HB 7, AN ACT relating to school bus safety., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Hale (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 62)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB7-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 7 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to school bus safety. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-15 - Last action: 2026-04-09, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 62) - Sponsor: David Hale (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Police, City And County, Police, State, Traffic Safety, Transportation, Courts, District, Crimes And Punishments, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Highways, Streets, And Bridges, Motor Vehicles - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (194 yes, 27 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Privacy rules for bus camera images: benefit, low. Buses with cameras must post a clear warning sign. Camera images and related records are private and only used by authorized staff to enforce tickets. Images must be deleted within 31 days if no ticket is issued, or after the case is finally resolved if there is a ticket. - Criminal penalties for passing school buses: mixed, medium. Drivers must stop for a school bus with its stop arm and lights on. You do not have to stop when coming the other way on a four‑lane (or more) highway that is divided by an elevated barrier or an unpaved median. If you are convicted of passing a stopped bus, a first offense is a $200–$500 fine or 3… - School bus camera tickets and fines: mixed, medium. The law uses school bus cameras to ticket drivers who pass a bus with its stop arm out. Police, peace officers, or school resource officers review the video and can issue a ticket. A notice must be mailed within 30 days with the images and a sworn officer statement. The first civil fine is $300; la… - Districts keep money from camera fines: mixed, low. School districts can install and run bus camera systems and may hire vendors to do it. The district keeps the civil penalty money, though court costs can be taken out if a court collects it. If police enforced the case, the district must pay that agency a $25 fee for each collected penalty. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Aull (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Grossberg (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: George Brown Jr. (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Kim King (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | House | passed | pass | 79 | 11 | | | 2026-03-25 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 37 | 1 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 78 | 15 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-04-09: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 62) - 2026-03-31: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-31: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (House) - 2026-03-31: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-31: passed 79-11 (House) - 2026-03-31: House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2026-03-27: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-26: to Rules (H) (House) - 2026-03-26: received in House (House) - 2026-03-25: 3rd reading, passed 37-1 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-24: passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2026-03-20: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-20: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-19: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2026-03-16: to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-09: 3rd reading, passed 78-15 (House) - 2026-02-06: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-02-03: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-01-23: to Transportation (H) (House) - 2026-01-15: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-15: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-03-31: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb7/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb7/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law) - SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. (signed) - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry. (signed) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) - HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb7/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb7/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS) - [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS) - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [SB 324: AN ACT relating to the entertainment industry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB324-2026RS) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [HB 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB7-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).