AN ACT relating to funding health care services from increased penalties for speeding violations and making an appropriation therefor.
Summary
Amend KRS 189.010 to define "super speeder"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to assess a fee of $200 to any person convicted as a super speeder; assess a fee of $50 and require the suspension of driving privileges for not making a timely payment of fee imposed; require that money from fees be deposited into the Kentucky trauma care system fund, the emergency medical services education grant fund, and the Bentley rural hospital preservation fund; require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the fees; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311A to establish an emergency medical services education grant fund and program; allow the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the grant fund; amend KRS 211.496 to set forth disbursements from the trauma care system fund; amend KRS 154.20-190 to rename the rural hospital operations and facilities revolving loan fund the Bentley rural hospital preservation fund and require priority be given to providing loans to hospitals in counties that lack a rural hospital; amend KRS 186.440 and 189.394 to conform; APPROPRIATION.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2024
Last action Feb 8, 2024
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Committee
2
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Meredith
RRepublican
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