The Following Laws Will Take Effect in Kentucky Beginning July 1st

We seem to be cruising through 2025 at light speed. It's already mid-June, and the next thing you know folks will start talking about how many days it is until Christmas. (Please don't, by the way.)

In a little over two weeks, on July 1st, many states' new laws will go into effect. Kentucky is among them, and the slate includes the following...

Kentucky Film Office

KY SB1 officially establishes the Kentucky Film Office as part of the Cabinet for Economic Development. These are exciting times in the Commonwealth with regard to Hollywood filmmakers finding Kentucky more and more enticing as a film location. It was just a couple of weeks ago that Governor Andy Beshear officially welcomed the West KY Film Commission. The sky appears to be the limit.

Student Advancement

KRS 158.031 covers the primary school program, or the time the student enters elementary school for the first time through the third grade. Amendments to this statute will offer schools more flexibility when determining whether or not a child is ready to advance out of kindergarten or first grade.

KRS Chapter 186

KRS Chapter 186 covers the licensing of motor vehicles, trailers, and operators. On July 1st, amendments to the statute will affect personalized license plates and plates pertaining to groups and organizations. They'll also cover how liens are officially recorded on a car title. Additionally, there will be updates to KRS 186 regarding birth-month registration of your vehicle.

Other laws didn't wait and have already been enacted. They pertain to NIL payments to student athletes; artificial intelligence; conversion therapy; NTI instruction; Medicaid oversight and work requirements; appointments to the Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission; and emissions fees.