Kentucky HB 563 establishes alcohol sales bans and special driver's license markings for repeat DUI offenders and DUI homicide convicts

Original title: AN ACT relating to driving under the influence.

Last action · April 15, 2026: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)Sponsors: Patrick Flannery and 2 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Kentucky HB 563 prohibits individuals convicted of a fourth or subsequent DUI or a DUI-related vehicular homicide from purchasing alcohol and requires their driver's licenses to feature a prominent red stripe and 'No Alcohol Sale' text. The bill also forbids retail licensees from knowingly selling or delivering alcohol to anyone subject to this purchase prohibition.

Why it matters

Repeat DUI offenders and individuals convicted of DUI manslaughter face multi-year restrictions on purchasing alcohol, mandatory identification markers on operator licenses, and new compliance requirements for retail alcohol vendors.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Repeat DUI offenders

Individuals with four or more DUI convictions face alcohol purchase bans, extended restrictions following license suspension, and mandatory specialized driver's license markings.

Directly affected

Retail alcohol licensees

Establishments and employees selling alcohol are prohibited from knowingly selling or delivering alcoholic beverages to individuals flagged with purchase restrictions.

Directly affected

Transportation Cabinet

The agency is responsible for issuing operator licenses containing specialized security features and receiving surrendered court licenses.

Key Facts

Individuals with a fourth or subsequent DUI conviction are prohibited from purchasing alcohol during their license suspension period and for two years following it.
Persons convicted of a homicide offense where the victim's death resulted from operating a vehicle under the influence are prohibited from purchasing alcohol during any period of early release and for two years following supervision.
Any ignition interlock or hardship license issued to a person prohibited from purchasing alcohol after a fourth or subsequent DUI must display 'No Alcohol Sale' and a prominent red stripe.
Retail alcohol licensees, their agents, or employees are prohibited from knowingly selling, delivering, or giving away alcoholic beverages to any person restricted under these provisions.

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Courts must order defendants convicted of DUI homicide to immediately surrender their driver's license, which is then forwarded to the Transportation Cabinet.
Aggravating circumstances for DUI offenses include speeding 30 mph over the limit, wrong-way driving on limited-access highways, causing an accident resulting in death or serious physical injury, test refusal, and transporting a passenger under 12.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is subject to the new alcohol purchase prohibition under HB 563?

Individuals with a fourth or subsequent DUI conviction under KRS 189A.010 and those convicted of a criminal offense where the victim's death resulted from driving under the influence.

What are the legal consequences for a retail alcohol vendor who sells to a prohibited person?

Retail licensees, agents, servants, or employees are prohibited from knowingly selling, giving away, or delivering alcoholic beverages to anyone barred from purchasing alcohol under these provisions.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

5 actions

Apr 15, 2026HouseCommittee
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Mar 5, 2026HouseFloor
2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed
Mar 4, 2026House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Feb 11, 2026HouseCommittee
to Judiciary (H)
Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroduced
introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

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