---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to driving under the influence and declaring an emergency."
description: "Amend KRS 189A.103 to remove references to manufacturer's instructions for breath testing equipment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "HB 262"
citation: "Kentucky HB 262 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections Impact", "Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Effective Dates", "Emergency", "Local Mandate", "Motor Vehicles", "Short Titles and Popular Names"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b006d7e0-fca7-44fc-81d7-8c2177db4812"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb262.html"
source_hash: "e0bdad61ab1ad488cdf5b2a1a82ad2c729647cceacb56568469b269c62542c93"
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 HB 262 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to driving under the influence and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 189A.103 to remove references to manufacturer's instructions for breath testing equipment.

## 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/23RS/hb262/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 111** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0111.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb262/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASS HB 262 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 03, 2023
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 89-5 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (S)
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (S)
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (S)
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (S)
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 16, 2023
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-2 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 111) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b006d7e0-fca7-44fc-81d7-8c2177db4812`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).