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HB 220 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.

Summary
Amend KRS 189A.010, relating to driving under the influence, to provide that a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence within a 10-year period is a Class D felony; provide that if a person is convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence the minimum term of imprisonment shall be 120 days; amend KRS 189A.040, 189A.200, 189A.240, and 281A.2102 to conform.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeUpgrades third DUI to Class D felony with 120-day minimum sentence, increasing penalties rather than reforming or reducing criminal justice system impacts.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends Kentucky's driving under the influence (DUI) laws by reorganizing the statute and clarifying when breath or blood test results can be used as evidence in court. The changes affect how prosecutors can use test results when a driver is charged with being under the influence of alcohol versus other substances, and they adjust the rules for when test results obtained more than two hours after driving can be admitted in court.
Scope change
The bill maintains the same DUI prohibitions but modifies the evidentiary rules for test results and reorganizes the statute's structure for clarity.
ENFORCEMENT

Reorganized the statute's structure by renumbering subsections and paragraphs for better clarity and consistency.

Clarified when breath or blood test results obtained more than two hours after driving can be used as evidence in court, distinguishing between alcohol-related charges and other substance-related charges.

Adjusted the rules for when controlled substance test results can be admitted in court, specifying exceptions based on valid prescriptions.

Updated the presumptions for alcohol concentration levels, clarifying when lower blood alcohol levels create a presumption of non-influence versus when they may be considered as evidence.

Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

95–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 104
Feb 26, 2025
D Democratic21
18 Yea 3
85% Yea
R Republican83
77 Yea 6
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
to Judiciary (S)
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
to Judiciary (H)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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