Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB563: AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to driving under the influence.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to driving under the influence. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 189A.010 is amended to read as follows: (1) A person shall not operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle anywhere in this state: (a) Having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more as measured by a scientifically reliable test or tests of a sample of the person's breath or blood taken within two (2) hours of cessation of operation or physical control of a motor vehicle; (b) While under the influence of alcohol; (c) While under the influence of any other substance or combination of substances which impairs one's driving ability; (d) While the presence of a controlled substance listed in subsection (12) of this section is detected in the blood, as measured by a scientifically reliable test, or tests, taken within two (2) hours of cessation of operation or physical control of a motor vehicle; (e) While under the combined influence of alcohol and any other substance which impairs one's driving ability; or (f) Having an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more as measured by a scientifically reliable test or tests of a sample of the person's breath or blood taken within two (2) hours of cessation of operation or physical control of …
Sponsors
- Patrick Flannery (R, HD-096) · primary sponsor
- Kim King (R, HD-055)
- Mitch Whitaker (R, HD-094)
Latest actions
- : 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
Subjects: Criminal Procedure, Crimes And Punishments, Transportation, Local Mandate, Motor Vehicles, Corrections Impact
Common questions
- What is HB563?
- HB563 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.
- What does HB563 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to driving under the influence.
- What is the status of HB563?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB563?
- Patrick Flannery (R, HD-096), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB563?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb563.html
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