AN ACT relating to funding health care services from increased penalties for speeding violations.
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, the school AED 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 how money from the trauma care system fund is to be used; 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 158.1622 to provide that the school AED fund receives money from super speeder fees; amend KRS 186.440 and 189.394 to conform.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Feb 27, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2025
How they voted
36–1
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 43
Feb 26, 2025
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican37
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed 32-1-2 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (3)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Floor amendment (1-title) filed to bill, Floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
to Transportation (S)
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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