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SB 158

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AN ACT relating to products that offer benefits in connection with personal property.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Apr 3, 2026
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 16)
Session
2026RS
Introduced
Feb 3, 2026
Primary Sponsor
J. Howell· primary

Summary

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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.

Subjects

Attorney GeneralBoats And BoatingConsumer ProtectionContractsEffective Dates, DelayedInsuranceLoans, Credit, Interest, And UsuryMotor VehiclesTransportation

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