Kentucky Senate Bill 143 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 7 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-07 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 51)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 186.578, regarding testing for motor vehicle operators using a bioptic device, to allow a bioptic driving instructor to recommend that an applicant be allowed to retake the test after three failures; amend KRS 186.579, regarding restricted licenses issued to bioptic drivers, to eliminate the 36-month wait before a bioptic driver may be allowed to drive at night; allow applicants to take the nighttime driving examination upon recommendation of a vision specialist; include a restriction on bioptic drivers that requires the vehicle operated have left and right side mirrors.

AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.

Sen. Johnny Turner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-07	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 51)
2014-03-27	Senate	delivered to Governor
2014-03-27	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2014-03-26	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2014-03-26	Senate	received in Senate
2014-03-25	House	3rd reading, passed 98-0
2014-03-21	House	taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
2014-03-19	House	placed in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 25, 2014
2014-03-19	House	taken from Rules
2014-03-19	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2014-03-18	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2014-03-14	House	posted in committee
2014-03-12	House	to Transportation (H)
2014-03-11	House	received in House
2014-03-11	Senate	3rd reading, passed 37-0
2014-03-10	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 11, 2014
2014-03-06	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2014-03-05	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2014-02-18	Senate	to Transportation (S)
2014-02-14	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB143.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB143/bill.doc
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/14RS/SB143/vote_history.pdf