Kentucky
General Assembly

01/12/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
01/20/26	to Judiciary (S)
03/05/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/06/26	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11 2026
03/10/26	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/11/26	3rd reading, passed 31-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
03/12/26	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/24/26	to Judiciary (H)
03/25/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/26/26	2nd reading, to Rules
03/27/26	floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
03/31/26	floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026
04/01/26	floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute
04/15/26	3rd reading, passed 79-15 with Committee Substitute (1) received in Senate to Rules (S) Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1) passed 36-0 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
04/23/26	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 193)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact to Senate Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 189A.100 to provide that a person's refusal to take a preliminary breath test shall not result in the suspension of the person's license; require law enforcement to inform the person suspected of driving under the influence of the fact that his or her refusal to take a preliminary breath test shall not be used against him or her in court or result in the suspension of his or her license and of the results of refusing to a breath test under KRS 189A.103; provide that if a law enforcement officer does not make the required disclosure then the person suspected of driving under the influence shall not have his or her refusal to take a breath test under KRS 189A.103 used against him or her in court, as an aggravating circumstance, or result in the suspension of his or her license; amend KRS 189A.105 to remove urine tests.
Index Headings	Corrections Impact - Driving under the influence, eligible tests Local Mandate - Driving under the influence, eligible tests Crimes And Punishments - Driving under the influence, eligible tests, urine test, removal Crimes And Punishments - Driving under the influence, preliminary breath test, disclosure prior to administration Criminal Procedure - Driving under the influence, eligible tests, urine test, removal Criminal Procedure - Driving under the influence, preliminary breath test, disclosure prior to administration Motor Vehicles - Driving under the influence, eligible tests, urine test, removal Motor Vehicles - Driving under the influence, preliminary breath test, disclosure prior to administration Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Driving under the influence, eligible tests, urine test, removal Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Driving under the influence, preliminary breath test, disclosure prior to administration Police, City And County - Driving under the influence, eligible tests, urine test, removal Police, City And County - Driving under the influence, preliminary breath test, disclosure prior to administration Police, State - Driving under the influence, eligible tests, urine test, removal Police, State - Driving under the influence, preliminary breath test, disclosure prior to administration Sheriffs - Driving under the influence, eligible tests, urine test, removal Sheriffs - Driving under the influence, preliminary breath test, disclosure prior to administration

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	B. Storm
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 189A.100 to remove the requirement for a law enforcement officer to disclose information about a blood or breath test administered under KRS 189A.103; amend KRS 189A.105 to provide that if a law enforcement officer does not inform a person suspected of violating KRS 189A.010 of his or her rights relating to blood or breath tests, a refusal to take a blood or breath test shall not be used against that person.
Index Headings	Crimes And Punishments - Driving under the influence, implied consent, disclosure prior to administration of tests Criminal Procedure - Driving under the influence, implied consent, disclosure prior to administration of tests Motor Vehicles - Driving under the influence, implied consent, disclosure prior to administration of tests Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Driving under the influence, implied consent, disclosure prior to administration of tests

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 1 Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 189A.010 to remove refusal of a blood test as an aggravating circumstance; amend KRS 189A.105 to provide that if a person refuses to submit to a blood test, the fact of this refusal shall not be used against him or her in court as evidence of driving under the influence.
Index Headings	Criminal Procedure - Driving under the influence, blood test refusal, consequences Motor Vehicles - Driving under the influence, blood test refusal, consequences Corrections Impact - Driving under the influence, blood test refusal, consequences Local Mandate - Driving under the influence, blood test refusal, consequences Crimes And Punishments - Driving under the influence, blood test refusal, consequences

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	K. Fleming
Summary	Amend KRS 235.240 to require that when a motorboat or vessel causes an accident that results in a fatality or serious physical injury, the investigating law enforcement officer shall seek a search warrant for blood testing of the operator of the motorboat or vessel unless the test has already been done by consent; amend KRS 235.990 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require a public safety telecommunicator who receives a report of an accident involving a motorboat or vessel on any waters of the Commonwealth to report the accident to the Kentucky State Police post covering where the accident occurred; provide that Sections 5 to 7 of the Act may be cited as Keegan's Law.
Index Headings	Alcoholic Beverages - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Boats And Boating - Boating accidents, Kentucky State Police, notification Civil Procedure - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Communications - Boating accidents, Kentucky State Police, notification Deaths - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Drugs And Medicines - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Fish And Wildlife - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Notices - Boating accidents, Kentucky State Police, notification Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Boating accidents, Kentucky State Police, notification Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Police, State - Boating accidents, Kentucky State Police, notification Public Safety - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Safety - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Short Titles And Popular Names - Keegan's Law Waterways And Dams - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	K. Fleming
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 66/GA

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	K. Fleming
Summary	Amend KRS 235.010 to change the definition of "operate"; amend KRS 235.240 to require that when a motorboat or vessel causes an accident that results in a fatality or serious physical injury, the investigating law enforcement officer shall seek a search warrant for blood testing of the operator of the motorboat or vessel unless the test has already been done by consent; amend KRS 235.990 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require a public safety telecommunicator who receives a report of an accident involving a motorboat or vessel on any waters of the Commonwealth to report the accident to the Kentucky State Police post covering where the accident occurred; provide that Sections 5 and 8 of the Act may be cited as Keegan's Law.
Index Headings	Alcoholic Beverages - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Boats And Boating - Boating accidents, Kentucky State Police, notification Civil Procedure - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Communications - Boating accidents, Kentucky State Police, notification Deaths - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Drugs And Medicines - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Fish And Wildlife - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Notices - Boating accidents, Kentucky State Police, notification Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Boating accidents, Kentucky State Police, notification Peace Officers And Law Enforcement - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Police, State - Boating accidents, Kentucky State Police, notification Public Safety - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Safety - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests Short Titles And Popular Names - Keegan's Law Waterways And Dams - Boating, fatal or serious accidents, mandatory blood tests

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	J. Payne
Summary	Amend KRS 189.222 to allow vehicles with a gross weight of up to 90,000 pounds transporting fluid milk from a farm to the first market to operate on any state highway; allow for a 10% weight tolerance; establish exceptions and limitations; amend KRS 189.010 to include fluid milk products in the definition of "nondivisible load" as it pertains to the roads that are a part of the national truck network; amend KRS 189.270 to allow overweight permits for the transportation of fluid milk products up to a gross weight of 100,000 pounds; amend KRS 189.2717 to allow annual overweight permits along a specified route for the transportation of fluid milk products up to a gross weight of 100,000 pounds; amend KRS 189.221 to conform.
Index Headings	Agriculture - Milk transportation, nondivisible loads Agriculture - Milk transportation, overweight permits Agriculture - Milk transportation, extended vehicle weight limits Highways, Streets, And Bridges - Milk transportation, nondivisible loads Highways, Streets, And Bridges - Milk transportation, overweight permits Highways, Streets, And Bridges - Milk transportation, extended vehicle weight limits Motor Carriers - Milk transportation, nondivisible loads Motor Carriers - Milk transportation, overweight permits Motor Carriers - Milk transportation, extended vehicle weight limits Transportation - Milk transportation, nondivisible loads Transportation - Milk transportation, overweight permits Transportation - Milk transportation, extended vehicle weight limits