The move is a temporary change put in place as a result of Gov. Beshear's emergency declaration made during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray also issued an order on Tuesday extending the expiration dates of current driver’s licenses, permits and other ID cards by 90 days “until further notice.
House Bill 453 also takes the first step in centralizing all driver’s license work in the state, removing local circuit court clerks altogether.
The state’s rollout of the new IDs previously had been limited to people living in specific counties.
New Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray predicted Tuesday that “in the next few months we are up and running” for all the regional sites.
Kentucky faces an October 2020 deadline to have the airplane-friendly Real IDs available
The state will be introducing two different driver's licenses starting in March.