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HB 221 KY
Passed Legislature

AN ACT relating to school bus safety.

KY · session 2022RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 5, 2022

Latest action (Apr 13, 2022) recommitted to Transportation (S)

Summary

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 67 to define "owner," "code enforcement board," "county," "camera monitoring system," "recorded images," and "stop arm camera violation"; permit the legislative body of a county to enact an ordinance to authorize the use of camera monitoring systems by a local school district and permit the enforcement of a civil penalty for a stop arm camera violation recorded by a camera monitoring system; permit the legislative body of a county to enter into an interlocal agreement to implement and enforce such ordinances; provide that a legislative body shall set the amount of the civil penalty; provide that the revenue generated from a civil penalty shall be retained by the county; require specific notice for a stop arm camera violation; require the legislative body of a county to designate a form for a stop arm camera violation; establish defenses to a stop arm camera violation; define the procedures for a contest to a stop arm camera violation; require a recipient of a stop arm camera violation to pay or contest the violation within 60 days; allow for suspension of registration for failure to pay a fine; require a county to notify the Transportation Cabinet of the need to release a suspension within one business day of payment; amend KRS 189.990 to increase the maximum fine from $200 to $300 for the first offense of failing to stop for a school bus or church bus that is receiving or discharging passengers; amend KRS 189.370 to require traffic in the opposite direction of a school bus to stop for a school bus on highways that are not divided by a raised barrier or unpaved median.

Sponsors (4)

  • D. Hale Republican · primary
  • J. Dixon · primary
  • R. Huff · primary
  • N. Kirk-McCormick · primary

Action history (20)

  1. Jan 5, 2022 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 5, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Feb 11, 2022 to Education (H) · lower
  4. Feb 15, 2022 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
  5. Feb 16, 2022 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  6. Feb 16, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 17, 2022 · lower
  7. Feb 16, 2022 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
  8. Feb 17, 2022 3rd reading, passed 87-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) · lower
  9. Feb 18, 2022 received in Senate · upper
  10. Feb 18, 2022 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
  11. Feb 22, 2022 to Appropriations & Revenue (S) · upper
  12. Feb 25, 2022 reassigned to Transportation (S) · upper
  13. Mar 16, 2022 reassigned to Education (S) · upper
  14. Mar 24, 2022 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
  15. Mar 25, 2022 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  16. Mar 29, 2022 floor amendment (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3-title) filed · lower
  17. Mar 29, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022 · lower
  18. Mar 30, 2022 taken from the Regular Orders of the Day · lower
  19. Apr 13, 2022 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
  20. Apr 13, 2022 recommitted to Transportation (S) · upper
Subjects
Administrative Regulations and ProceedingsBoards and CommissionsConsolidated Local GovernmentsCountiesCounties, CharterCounties, UrbanCourts, FiscalEducation, Elementary and SecondaryInterlocal CooperationLocal MandateState AgenciesUnified Local Governments

Text versions (2)

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  • Current/Final · PDF
  • Introduced · PDF

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