awaits a committee assignment.

>> How Young is too young to start driving this week, the House passed a bill that would lower the age to apply for a driver's permit from 16 to 15 years old.

>> The bill sponsor Republican Representative Ed Majority Floor Leader Steven Ready says this change would move Kentucky in line with surrounding states.

>> 15 year-olds from Tennessee Drive in Kentucky every day.

15 year-olds from Ohio, Indiana.

Even the People's Republic of Illinois Drive in this commonwealth.

Every single today, House Bill 15 simply lowers the age.

The eligibility to get a instructional permit to 15.

As it is in all the states in the South.

With one exception.

That exception being Arkansas, Arkansas allows 14 year-olds to get permits.

My 15 I have been teaching 2 drives on the farm since she was 12.

I recognize that children need.

>> More time to practice driving safely so that when they do get their full driver's licenses, they can do, they can drive safely.

So I voted in favor of this because I believe that everyone needs that extra practice time to be able to drive safely.

And I think ultimately that extra supervision time we'll KET our roads safe.

>> House Bill 15 would also require that a driver have a permit for 180 days and be 16 years old before they can obtain an intermediate license.

6 months later, the driver could then apply for a driver's license.

Later, Rudy says ultimately his bill would allow drivers to get their full license 6 months earlier than the current law.

The bill passed the full House 86 to 13 and now heads to the upper chamber for consideration.