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SB158 Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-03

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

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.

Bill Details

State

Kentucky

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb158....

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Sponsors

Jason Howell (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-03 S signed by Governor
2026-03-25 S delivered to Governor
2026-03-25 S enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2026-03-25 S enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2026-03-25 S passed 38-0
2026-03-25 S Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-25 S posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-25 S taken from Rules
2026-03-25 S to Rules (S)
2026-03-25 S received in Senate
2026-03-24 H 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-20 H posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
2026-03-12 H 2nd reading, to Rules
2026-03-11 H reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
2026-03-05 H to Banking & Insurance (H)
2026-02-13 H to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-02-13 H received in House
2026-02-12 S 3rd reading, passed 37-0
2026-02-11 S posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026
2026-02-11 S 2nd reading, to Rules
2026-02-10 S reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2026-02-06 S to Banking & Insurance (S)
2026-02-03 S to Committee on Committees (S)
2026-02-03 S introduced in Senate

Votes

2026-02-12 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3816 Yea: 37 Nay: 0
2026-03-24 House: Veto Override RCS# 313 Yea: 92 Nay: 0
2026-03-25 Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3985 Yea: 38 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-03 S Committee on Committees
2026-02-06 S Banking and Insurance
2026-02-11 S Rules
2026-02-13 H Committee On Committees
2026-03-05 H Banking and Insurance
2026-03-12 H Rules
2026-03-25 S Rules

Amendments

0000-00-00 House Committee Substitute
0000-00-00 House Committee Amendment

Bill Text Versions

0000-00-00 Introduced
0000-00-00 Engrossed
0000-00-00 Enrolled

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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