2022 Regular Session • Kentucky Legislature
HB215: AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
Legislative Summary
Amend KRS 218A.1410, 218A.1412, and 218A.142 to enhance the penalty for importing or trafficking carfentanil, fentanyl, or fentanyl derivatives from a minimum of 50 percent of the sentence served to a minimum of 85 percent of the sentence served and establish prohibition against the use of pretrial diversion for those criminal offenses.
Bill History
1/5/2022
introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/5/2022
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
1/11/2022
to Judiciary (H)
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
2/17/2022
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
3/7/2022
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 08, 2022
House of Representatives
3/8/2022
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
House of Representatives
3/14/2022
3rd reading, passed 82-12 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
House of Representatives
3/15/2022
received in Senate
Senate
3/15/2022
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
3/16/2022
to Judiciary (S)
Senate
3/22/2022
taken from Judiciary (S)
Senate
3/22/2022
1st reading
Senate
3/22/2022
returned to Judiciary (S)
Senate
3/23/2022
taken from Judiciary (S)
Senate
3/23/2022
2nd reading
Senate
3/23/2022
returned to Judiciary (S)
Senate
3/24/2022
reported favorably, to Rules
Senate
3/25/2022
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Senate
3/29/2022
3rd reading, passed 30-3
Senate
3/29/2022
received in House
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
delivered to Governor
House of Representatives
4/8/2022
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 130)
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Committee Substitute
House Committee Substitute 1
Not Adopted
House Committee Substitute
Corrections Impact to House Committee Substitute 1
Not Adopted
House Committee Substitute
Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment
House Floor Amendment 1
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 2256
3/29/2022
30
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 278
3/14/2022
82
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/8/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 28
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Chris Fugate
Republican
Co-Sponsors (28)
John Blanton
Republican
Lynn Bechler
Republican
Danny Bentley
Republican
Kevin Bratcher
Republican
Randy Bridges
Republican
Jennifer Henson Decker
Republican
Ryan Dotson
Republican
Deanna Frazier Gordon
Republican
Chris Freeland
Republican
David Hale
Republican
Richard Heath
Republican
Regina Huff
Republican
Kim King
Republican
Derek Lewis
Republican
Ed Massey
Republican
William Reed
Republican
Steve Riley
Republican
Bart Rowland
Republican
Steve Sheldon
Republican
Tom Smith
Republican
Nancy Tate
Republican
Walker Thomas
Republican
Killian Timoney
Republican
Timmy Truett
Republican
Ken Upchurch
Republican
Russell Webber
Republican
Billy Wesley
Republican
Susan Westrom
Democrat