Driving Under Influence
Status: Failed - Adjourned - House Judiciary Committee
Date of Last Action: 01/06/2009*
Author: Jones (D)
Summary: Relates to driving under the influence, establishes a per se violation of the DUI statute if the driver has at least a certain amount of a controlled substance in the blood, create a defense if the person took the controlled substance in compliance with a valid prescription, reduce the required alcohol concentration for an aggravating circumstance from 0.18 to 0.15, lowers the alcohol percentage from 0.18 to 0.15 for increased penalties.
History:
01/06/2009 - INTRODUCED.
01/06/2009 - Filed as Bill Request Number: 61.
01/07/2009 - To SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY.
01/08/2009 - From SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY: Reported favorably.
01/09/2009 - Read second time. To Committee on RULES.
02/04/2009 - Posted for passage in Regular Orders of the Day.
02/05/2009 - Passed SENATE. *****To HOUSE.
02/11/2009 - To HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY.
03/06/2009 - Posted in committee.
03/09/2009 - Taken from HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY.
03/09/2009 - 1st Reading.
03/09/2009 - Returned to HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY.
KY
United States
