SENATOR STORM SPONSORS TWO BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW
FRANKFORT, KY (March 27, 2023) Two bills, Senate Bill 71 and Senate Bill 72, both sponsored by Senator Brandon Storm, R-London, were signed into law last week.
Senate Bill 71 updates Kentucky's organ donor requirements to align with nationally-recognized organ donation modes for organ donation and transplants. Currently, there are over 1,000 individuals in Kentucky waiting for a life-saving organ transplant and just as many others requiring a tissue or cornea transplant.
This bill adds two additional classes of people who may make decisions related to the life-saving donation of organs or tissue:
Another adult who is related to the decedent by blood, marriage, adoption, or who exhibited special care and concern for the decedent
Any other person having the authority to dispose of the decedent's body
The bill will also advance donation and transplant science, as well as clarify and strengthen examination and evaluation standards.
“Senate Bill 71 was a much-needed bill to better align Kentucky’s organ donation and transplant laws with national ones,” Storm said. “These changes will make a difficult and time-sensitive decision for families a little easier. It will also give better decision-making access to family members closest to the donor whether in-state or across state lines.”
Senate Bill 72 allows rebuilt and salvaged vehicles with completed paperwork to utilize the speed title process. The Department of Vehicle Regulation does not allow certain types of titles to use this process. Before SB 72, a speed title could not be used on the following:
Classic vehicles
Boats
Mechanics lien
Towing and storage
Affidavit of ownership or bill of sale
Duplicates
Correction
Restored title
Out-of-country vehicle
Court order
Kentucky assigned vehicle identification number
Salvage title from a vehicle deemed "junk or un-rebuildable"
Kit vehicle
The bill also allows the department to set the processing time for speed titles on salvage and rebuilt vehicles. For rebuilt vehicles branded as un-rebuildable in another state, the application is 15 business days. The application can be extended by five business days for all other salvage and rebuilt vehicles.
“With the rising cost of new and used vehicles, many are deciding to rebuild the ones they have,” said Storm. “It's often very difficult to get salvaged or rebuilt vehicles titled, and this bill broadens what is allowed under this process and aims to make it more efficient.”
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Senator Brandon J. Storm, R-London, represents the 21st Senate District, including Casey, Laurel, Lincoln and Rockcastle Counties. He is Legislative Oversight and Investigations Statutory Committee chair and Senate Transportation Committee vice chair. Storm is also a Senate Banking and Insurance; Economic Development, Tourism and Labor; State and Local Government; and Judiciary committee member. He recently served as a 2022 Interim Emergency Medical Services Task Force member.
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