Kentucky House Bill 432 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-25 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 281 to establish safety requirements for railroad employee contract carriers; define "railroad employee contract carrier" as a passenger vehicle that transports 8 or less railroad employees; require contract carrier to maintain a driver qualification file, including physical examination and physical ability of driver, review of driving record, record of traffic violations, application for employment, and driver's license; require disqualification of driver with 2 or more serious traffic violations within a 3 year period; establish a rail carrier driver's maximum hours of service; require prescreening of rail carrier driver for drugs and alcohol and post-accident testing; require inspection, maintenance, and retention of records related to inspection, maintenance, and repair of vehicle; authorize access by Transportation Cabinet to facility and records to determine compliance; require contract carrier to maintain insurance policy of $5 million; establish maximum penalty of $1,000 for violation; provide appeal procedure including a hearing under KRS Chapter 13B; permit a railroad to rely on a rail carrier's certification that it complies with the requirements of the Act without further inquiry.

AN ACT relating to employee safety.

Rep. Rick Nelson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-25		recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2010-03-24		returned to Rules (H)
2010-03-24		taken from the Orders of the Day
2010-03-04		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 5, 2010
2010-02-26		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-02-25		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2010-02-19		posted in committee
2010-02-18		to Labor & Industry (H)
2010-02-16		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB432.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB432/bill.doc