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HB 658 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to limited commercial driver's licenses and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 281A to require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate emergency and ordinary administrative regulations to extend the allowable time length a limited CDL in accordance with the maximum length allowed under 49 C.F.R sec. 383.3; EMERGENCY.
Issues: ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRegulates limited CDLs under federal safety standards (49 C.F.R. 383.3), enhancing transportation safety compliance within vehicle regulations.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2026 Last action Apr 15, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from a Senate bill (26 RS BR 2093) to a House bill (26 RS HB 658/GA) and updated with new tracking identifiers. The core policy text regarding emergency regulations for limited commercial driver's licenses remains substantively unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the section headers.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to address restricted CDLs for farm-related service drivers.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from 26 RS BR 2093 to 26 RS HB 658/GA, and the footer tracking information was updated to reflect the House version.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the text, including adding a comma after 'farm-related service' and updating the page header metadata.

Floor votes · House Mar 2, 2026

How they voted

98–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 105
Mar 2, 2026
D Democratic21
18 Yea 3
85% Yea
R Republican84
80 Yea 4
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Committee
to Agriculture (S)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
to Agriculture (H)
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.