---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle."
description: "Amend KRS 189A.010 to expand the list of controlled substances to include clonazepam, cyclobenzaprine, and fentanyl; amend KRS 189A.105 to provide a person shall be informed at the time blood test is requested that the fact of a refusal to submit to the blood test will result in suspension of his or her driver's license and if the person is convicted of a violation of KRS 189A.010, his or her license will be suspended; amend KRS 186.018 to require the Transportation Cabinet to destroy records of moving traffic convictions that are more than 10 years old."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "SB 66"
citation: "Kentucky SB 66 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections Impact", "Crimes And Punishments", "Drugs And Medicines", "Local Mandate", "Motor Vehicles", "State Agencies", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Storm", "D. Carroll"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d715f659-7768-4ff5-8dff-f3b01b3af953"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb66.html"
source_hash: "cdf9c2feccb3f7fb21b1846d10496c3fcd135a258767c0e108cc746f46238fff"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky SB 66 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.

Amend KRS 189A.010 to expand the list of controlled substances to include clonazepam, cyclobenzaprine, and fentanyl; amend KRS 189A.105 to provide a person shall be informed at the time blood test is requested that the fact of a refusal to submit to the blood test will result in suspension of his or her driver's license and if the person is convicted of a violation of KRS 189A.010, his or her license will be suspended; amend KRS 186.018 to require the Transportation Cabinet to destroy records of moving traffic convictions that are more than 10 years old.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb66/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 193** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0193.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb66/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 66 w/ HCS 1 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- PASS SB 66 w/ SCS 1, SFA 1 — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **79–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Storm — primary (person)
- D. Carroll — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 11 2026
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 31-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 79-15 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 36-0 `passage`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 193) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d715f659-7768-4ff5-8dff-f3b01b3af953`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).