HB 154 Kentucky House · 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to driving under the influence and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Amend KRS 189A.010 to remove the penalty enhancement for refusal of a blood test; amend KRS 189A.104 to remove blood tests from the list of alcohol or substance tests that are subject to enhancement of penalties; amend KRS 189A.105 to remove the limitations for obtaining a search warrant for a blood test and provide that a refusal of a blood test will not result in the enhancement of any criminal penalty; amend KRS 189A.107 to describe that the refusal of a blood, breath, or urine test will subject a person to license suspension; amend KRS 189A.110 to include an alcohol concentration reading of 0.15 percent as a qualifying result for the minimum four hour detention requirement; EMERGENCY.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Dec 10, 2021 Signed Apr 5, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 10, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 82-12 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
Dec 10, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Patrick Flannery
Patrick Flannery
RRepublican
KY
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