STATE BILLKY SB 158PASSED

AN ACT relating to products that offer benefits in connection with personal property.

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to establish regulatory requirements for vehicle financial protection products; establish the purpose of the requirements; define terms; provide that vehicle financial protection products issued before, on, or after the effective date of the Act shall not be considered insurance; establish exemptions from the regulatory requirements; provide that amounts charged or financed for vehicle financial protection products are authorized charges to be stated separately and shall not be considered a finance charge or interest; prohibit conditioning the extension of credit, terms of a loan, or terms of a related vehicle sale or lease from being conditioned on the consumer's payment for a vehicle financial protection product; establish requirements for debt waivers; establish requirements for vehicle value protection agreements; amend KRS 190.100 and create a new section of Subtitle 4 of KRS Chapter 286 to require retail installment contracts and consumer loan companies to comply with the regulatory requirements for vehicle financial protection products; amend KRS 304.1-120 to conform; direct that the Act applies to vehicle financial protection products that become effective on or after January 1, 2027; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
Apr 3, 2026
223 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2026 Regular Session
KY SB 158 · PassedApr 3

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Bill details

Last action
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 16) · Apr 3, 2026

Sponsor

JHJason HowellSenator · Republican · SD-001Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 3, 2026signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 16)Senate
Mar 25, 2026delivered to GovernorSenate
Mar 25, 2026enrolled, signed by Speaker of the HouseSenate
Mar 25, 2026enrolled, signed by President of the SenateSenate
Mar 25, 2026passed 38-0Senate
Mar 25, 2026Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)Senate
Mar 25, 2026posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)Senate
Mar 25, 2026taken from RulesSenate
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Mar 25, 2026to Rules (S)Senate
Mar 25, 2026received in SenateSenate
Mar 24, 20263rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)House
Mar 20, 2026posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026House
Mar 12, 20262nd reading, to RulesHouse
Mar 11, 2026reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)House
Mar 5, 2026to Banking & Insurance (H)House
Feb 13, 2026to Committee on Committees (H)House
Feb 13, 2026received in HouseHouse
Feb 12, 20263rd reading, passed 37-0Senate
Feb 11, 2026posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026Senate
Feb 11, 20262nd reading, to RulesSenate
Feb 10, 2026reported favorably, 1st reading, to CalendarSenate
Feb 6, 2026to Banking & Insurance (S)Senate
Feb 3, 2026to Committee on Committees (S)Senate
Feb 3, 2026introduced in SenateSenate

Recorded votes

Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3816Feb 12, 2026 · Senate · 37 yea · 0 nayPassed
House: Veto Override RCS# 313Mar 24, 2026 · House · 92 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3985Mar 25, 2026 · Senate · 38 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • Attorney General
  • Boats and Boating
  • Consumer Protection
  • Contracts
  • Effective Dates, Delayed
  • Insurance
  • Loans, Credit, Interest, And Usury
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Transportation

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