Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB144: AN ACT relating to motor vehicle titles.
Status: Signed into law, April 13, 2026
Amend KRS 186A.295 to exclude the cost of parts and labor to make cosmetic repairs to a motor vehicle from the cost of repair calculation for the required surrender of the certificate of title for a motor vehicle or trailer that has been destroyed; require a motor vehicle that is exempt from title surrender to be issued a salvage title; amend KRS 186A.190 and 186A.520 to conform.
What the bill says
An act relating to motor vehicle titles.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to motor vehicle titles. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 186A.295 is amended to read as follows: (1) (a) Subject to the limitations in paragraph (c) of this subsection, any person or entity having a motor vehicle or trailer that has been destroyed, to the extent that its repair cannot be obtained through usual commercial repair services, at a cost less than its retail value as prescribed by a nationally accepted used car valuation guide or tool identified under KRS 304.20-110, or from which two (2) or more parts which typically bear a vehicle identification number placed thereon by the manufacturer have been removed, or which he or she removes, shall surrender the certificate of title for the vehicle for which he or she has a certificate of title in his, or her, or another name, to the county clerk of the county in which the vehicle is located. The clerk shall immediately forward the surrendered title to Frankfort with instructions for canceling the title. (b) Any person or entity engaged in the sale of used motor vehicle or trailer parts, or the recycling or salvage of them, shall surrender the certificate of title for any vehicle in his or her possession, and for which he or she …
Sponsors
- Thomas Huff (R, HD-049) · primary sponsor
- Emily Callaway (R, HD-037)
- Ryan Dotson (R, HD-073)
- Daniel Elliott (R, HD-054)
- Peyton Griffee (R, HD-026)
- Daniel Grossberg (D, HD-030)
- Mark Hart (R, HD-078)
- John Hodgson (R, HD-036)
- Tom Smith (R, HD-086)
- Nancy Tate (R, HD-027)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 100)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : passed 91-0
- : House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- : posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- : to Rules (H)
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
Votes
- Senate: Floor Vote (SCS 1) RSN# 4042 (March 31, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Final Passage RCS# 396 (March 31, 2026): 91 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 37 (January 30, 2026): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Insurance, Motor Vehicle, Transportation, Motor Vehicles, County Clerks
Common questions
- What is HB144?
- HB144 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to motor vehicle titles.
- What does HB144 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to motor vehicle titles.
- What is the status of HB144?
- Signed into law as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 100) (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB144?
- Thomas Huff (R, HD-049), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB144?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb144.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.