Kentucky House Bill 12 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-16 - to Transportation (H)
Pending: House Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 189.292 to define " operating a motor vehicle," "stand-alone electronic device," and "use"; prohibit the use of a personal communication device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; exempt school bus operators who are instead subject to KRS 281A.205; set forth exceptions; amend KRS 189.294 to provide that persons under 18 years shall not use a personal communication device or stand-alone electronic device in any manner while driving; amend KRS 189.990 to set forth penalties for the violation of KRS 189.292 and 189.294; create a new section of KRS Chapter 281A to apply these provisions to commercial motor vehicle drivers; amend KRS 189.2327 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Phone-Down Kentucky Act.

AN ACT relating to operating a motor vehicle.

Rep. James Tipton [R]

Rep. Wade Williams [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-16	House	to Transportation (H)
2023-01-03	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-01-03	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb12.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb12/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/23RS/hb12/LM.pdf