FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A bill aimed at eliminating the option of shock probation for people convicted in fatal drunken driving crashes has cleared the Kentucky General Assembly.
The Senate voted 33-4 Wednesday for final passage of the bill, sending it to Gov. Matt Bevin.
The legislation would prohibit shock probation if a defendant is convicted of drunken driving as well as second-degree manslaughter or reckless homicide stemming from a fatal crash.
The bill passed the House last month. Its lead sponsor is Republican state Rep. Robert Benvenuti III of Lexington.