# Kentucky SB 43: AN ACT relating to identity documents. Kentucky SB 43, AN ACT relating to identity documents., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Donald Douglas (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 72)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB43-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 43 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to identity documents. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-24, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 72) - Sponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Motor Vehicles, State Agencies, Transportation, Boards and Commissions, Fiscal Note - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (157 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State must study more local licensing: benefit, low. Kentucky State Police and the Transportation Cabinet must report to the legislature's transportation committee by October 31, 2025. The report must cover costs, technology, and approval rules for private providers to proctor instruction-permit tests. It must estimate driver skills testing costs at… - Driver medical reviews gain safeguards, smaller hearings: mixed, medium. Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet must give written notice before restricting driving based on a medical condition. Drivers can avoid the stated action by completing an exam that meets medical standards. If they cannot, the Cabinet must consult board members with relevant medical training before ac… - Tax debts spare driving, not vehicle registration: mixed, medium. Kentucky removes driver's licenses from these tax-debt penalties, but covered work licenses and vehicle registrations remain at risk. Overdue state taxes qualify after appeal rights expire, unless covered by a current installment agreement. A required return also qualifies when it remains unfiled 9… - Private license processors can charge extra: mixed, low. Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet can approve private providers to process driver's license and specified state ID applications. Other government entities cannot qualify as third-party processors. Approved providers must follow Cabinet rules, collect required state fees, and promptly send those fee… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Amanda Mays Bledsoe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brandon J. Storm (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Boswell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jimmy Higdon (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew Deneen (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | passed | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-03-13 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 84 | 8 | | | 2025-02-07 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-03-24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 72) - 2025-03-14: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: passed 35-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day (House) - 2025-03-13: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-13: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-13: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-13: 3rd reading, passed 84-8 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-12: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-03-11: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-02-26: to Transportation (H) (House) - 2025-02-12: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-02-12: received in House (House) - 2025-02-07: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-07: floor amendment adopted Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-02-06: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 07, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-06: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-05: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-01-09: to Transportation (S) (Senate) - 2025-01-07: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-01-07: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb43/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2024-11-21: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb43/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law) - HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed) - HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed) - HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed) - HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb43/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb43/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS) - [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS) - [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS) - [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS) - [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS) - [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS) - [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-SB43-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).