Fort Campbell soldiers and their families would be able to keep driving with their license from their home state under legislation approved this week by the Kentucky House.
House Bill 277 exempts the Kentucky operator’s license requirement for a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, their spouse and dependent child who hold a valid driver’s license from another state when they are assigned to Kentucky but maintain a permanent residence elsewhere.
The legislation’s sponsor, Representative Bill Wesley, says “Measures like House Bill 277 have been passed in 43 other states and will ensure that those who serve our country have one less thing to worry about while assigned here in Kentucky.”
The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.