HB 332
AN ACT relating to the issuance of identity documents.
In Plain Language
This bill lets the state Transportation Cabinet partner with one local government office in each county to issue driver's licenses and ID cards, expanding where people can get them instead of only going to regional offices. Local offices can charge a small convenience fee for the service. The state has until July 2027 to set up these partnerships and must report back on how many documents are issued locally and whether wait times improve at main licensing offices.
Official summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 186 to define "local governmental entity" and "local official"; require the Transportation Cabinet to expand driver licensing services by setting up a system between the Transportation Cabinet and 1 local official or local governmental entity in each county to issue operator's licenses and personal identification cards; require the Transportation Cabinet to identify a local official or local governmental entity in each county that will participate in the system by July 1, 2027; allow a local offical or local governmental entity to charge a convenience fee for any document issued by a local official or local governmental entity; require the Transportation Cabinet report the number of documents issued by local officials and local governmental entities and any effect on wait times at regional licensing offices; amend KRS 186.531 to conform; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.
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Latest action
to Transportation (H)
Jan 20, 2026
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