Kentucky HB 563 — AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.
Kentucky, 2026RS. HB 563: AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.
Latest action
April 15, 2026 — recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Summary
Amend KRS 189A.010 to provide that a person who is convicted of a fourth or subsequent violation of this section shall be prohibited from purchasing alcohol for his or her period of license suspension and for 2 years after; make technical corrections; create a new section of KRS Chapter 189A to require that any ignition interlock license or hardship license issued to a person who has been convicted of a fourth or subsequent offense of driving under the influence contain the language "No Alcohol Sale" and a prominent red stripe; create a new section of KRS Chapter 507 to provide that any person who is convicted of an offense in which a death resulted from the person's operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence shall be prohibited from purchasing alcohol during any period of supervision and for 2 years following any period of supervision; require the defendant to surrender his or her license; require the court to notify the Transportation Cabinet; create a new section of KRS 186.400 to 186.640 to require that any operator's license issued to a person convicted of a fourth or subsequent offense of driving under the influence or of an offense in which a death resulted from the person's operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence contain the language "No Alcohol Sale" and a prominent red stripe; create a new section of KRS Chapter 244 to prohibit the sale or distribution of alcohol to any person who is prohibited from purchasing alcohol issued to a person convicted of a fourth or subsequent offense of driving under the influence or of an offense in which a death resulted from the person's operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence.
Sponsors
- P. Flannery — primary sponsor
- K. King — primary sponsor
- M. Whitaker — primary sponsor
Bill text
Introduced Read version ↗
Recorded votes
No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.
Legislative history
- recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- floor amendment (1) filed
- 2nd reading, to Rules
- reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- to Judiciary (H)
- to Committee on Committees (H)
- introduced in House
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