KY HB563 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-15 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 4 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-15 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | House | recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) |
| 2026-03-05 | House | floor amendment (1) filed |
| 2026-03-05 | House | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 2026-03-04 | House | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| 2026-02-11 | House | to Judiciary (H) |
| 2026-02-04 | House | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| 2026-02-04 | House | introduced in House |
