[NFBK] Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) - Kentucky Autonomous Vehicle Legislation

Sat Apr 13 14:07:53 UTC 2024

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Todd

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Subject: RE: [NFBK] Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) - Kentucky Autonomous Vehicle Legislation

This is amazing. I was worried it would be a longer process. Great work all who wrote called etc.. 

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Subject: Re: [NFBK] Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) - Kentucky Autonomous Vehicle Legislation

This is great news. Thank you for keeping us updated.

On Apr 12, 2024, at 9:21 PM, Todd E. Stephens <todde.stephens at windstream.net <mailto:todde.stephens at windstream.net> > wrote:

This will become law in 90 days!

Todd

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Subject: RE: [NFBK] Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) - Kentucky Autonomous Vehicle Legislation

Good news, All! I just received word from Renee that this bill has pass both the KY House and Senate. It will become law in kentucky!!

Todd

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Subject: RE: [NFBK] Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) - Kentucky Autonomous Vehicle Legislation

Joey:

I will be providing the details when I have them regarding HB7  - likely on Monday.

To track the bill, you can go to https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislation/Pages/default.aspx.

Todd

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Subject: Re: [NFBK] Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) - Kentucky Autonomous Vehicle Legislation

Is there anyway that I am able to keep up with this bill? I am interested seeing that it actually goes through for sure.

On Apr 12, 2024, at 7:27 PM, Todd E. Stephens via NFBK <nfbk at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfbk at nfbnet.org> > wrote:

                Just a quick update for everyone from Renee Gibson from the Autonomous  Vehicle Industry Association  (AVIA)…No decision from the Kentucky Senate today.

>From Renee: Good afternoon,

Just a quick update that the House voted to override Governor Beshear’s veto and has sent the bill to the Senate to vote now.  This is great news—now we just need the Senate to hold the line and override it.  We think this could happen as early as 4 pm, but more likely later this evening or Monday.  Thank you again for the good work in getting the word out about the benefits that AVs will bring to the Commonwealth. One more vote…!

Best regards,

Renee Gibson

AVIA

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Subject: Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) - Kentucky Autonomous Vehicle Legislation

Good Evening:

The National Federation of the Blind and the National Federation of the Blind of Kentucky Affiliate supports the passage of HB7!

The bill, HB7, expressly enables the safe operation of autonomous vehicles (“AVs”) in Kentucky, was vetoed by the Governor this past Friday. The 20 votes the bill received in the Senate is, of course, the bare minimum needed to override the veto. 

As NFB Kentucky Legislative Director, I will be sending  a veto override letter on behalf of the Kentucky affiliate with full support from our national office to the 20 Senators who supported HB7 before the veto recess and get it to them ASAP. These letters will be sent out individually  to the twenty senators. We will also be placing calls to see if we can gather more support to see this to the finish line. 

Governor  Beshear vetoed this particular legislation for the second year in a row. He says the legislature passed the bill too quickly. I suspect there is more to this story. Currently, there are twenty -nine states that have passed autonomous vehicle  legislation in the US. This technology has been in existence since 2016 , so there is data available  that does not indicate anything alarming with the operation of autonomous vehicles. There are states that have successfully engineered this technology. We must act responsibly in Kentucky, but this is not a brand-new concept. We must look at the future and there should be room for the new players in modified vehicle  manufacturing in addition  to the players that already exist in Kentucky. We do not want to get left behind nor miss out on opportunities for expansion that will result in new jobs in the Kentucky Commonwealth!. There are many other states that support this legislation like neighboring West Verginia and Tennessee as well as    Arizona, and Texas.

I will keep you posted…Thank you for your time!

Respectfully,

Todd

Todd E. Stephens, Legislative Director

NFB Kentucky

https://nfbky.org

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