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: Kentucky Law BlogPENDING: Senate Bill 25 (Tighten DUI penalties)
By Michael Stevens
Senate Bill 25 (Tighten DUI penalties)
Amendment offered by Sen. Ray S Jones, II on January 25, 2008. The amendment failed in the Senate (13 to 18) on February 7, 2008, to allow the victim's next of kin to consent in writing to a granting of shock probation.
http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=254153
Senate Bill 25 (Tighten DUI penalties)
Substitute offered in the Senate on January 24, 2008. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on February 7, 2008, to require a conviction for DUI in regard to the shock probation prohibition.
http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/Legislation.aspx?ID=55129
Senate Bill 25 (Tighten DUI penalties)
Introduced by Sen. Jack Westwood on January 8, 2008. Passed in the Senate (25 to 11) on February 7, 2008, to deny shock probation to people convicted of certain crimes relating to driving under the influence.
http://www.kentuckyvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=254155
Full post as published by Kentucky Law Blog on February 10, 2008 (boomark / email).
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