HB 221 KY Passed Legislature
AN ACT relating to school bus safety.
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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)
- Jan 5, 2022 introduced in House · lower
- Jan 5, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
- Feb 11, 2022 to Education (H) · lower
- Feb 15, 2022 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
- Feb 16, 2022 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
- Feb 16, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 17, 2022 · lower
- Feb 16, 2022 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
- Feb 17, 2022 3rd reading, passed 87-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) · lower
- Feb 18, 2022 received in Senate · upper
- Feb 18, 2022 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
- Feb 22, 2022 to Appropriations & Revenue (S) · upper
- Feb 25, 2022 reassigned to Transportation (S) · upper
- Mar 16, 2022 reassigned to Education (S) · upper
- Mar 24, 2022 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
- Mar 25, 2022 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
- Mar 29, 2022 floor amendment (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3-title) filed · lower
- Mar 29, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022 · lower
- Mar 30, 2022 taken from the Regular Orders of the Day · lower
- Apr 13, 2022 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
- Apr 13, 2022 recommitted to Transportation (S) · upper
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