Transportation

signed · Kentucky · House Apr 23, 2026

HB 311: AN ACT relating to railroad crossings.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require each railroad company to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation at intersections with public roads or highways; direct the Transportation Cabinet or local government to remove obstructive vegetation if the railroad company fails to do so after receiving written notice from the cabinet or local government; establish procedures for reimbursement by the railroad company for the vegetation removal.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates vegetation removal at railroad crossings to improve traffic safety, directly enhancing transportation infrastructure safety standards.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

passed · Kentucky · House Apr 15, 2026

HB 658: AN ACT relating to limited commercial driver's licenses and declaring an emergency.

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.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRegulates limited CDLs under federal safety standards (49 C.F.R. 383.3), enhancing transportation safety compliance within vehicle regulations.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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passed · Kentucky · House Apr 15, 2026

HB 425: AN ACT relating to motor vehicle racing.

Amend KRS 189.993 to establish enhanced penalties for a violation of KRS 189.505, including increased fines, vehicle impoudment for up to 6 months for the first offense, and vehicle forfeiture for the second or subsequent offense; amend KRS 500.090 to provide that the proceeds from any public auction of a vehicle that has been forfeited for a second or subsequent violation of KRS 189.505 be transferred to the Crime Victims Compensation Board.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeIncreases penalties for motor vehicle racing violations, expanding criminalization and harsher sentencing within criminal justice framework.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationEnhances transportation safety through stricter penalties for illegal racing, aligning with vehicle regulation and public safety subjects.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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signed · Kentucky · House Apr 14, 2026

HB 500: AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities.

The State/Executive Branch Budget: Details Part I, Operating Budget; details Part II, Capital Projects Budget; details Part III, General Provisions; details Part IV, State Salary/Compensation, Benefit, and Employment Policy; details Part V, Funds Transfer; details Part VI, General Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part VII, General Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part VIII, Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan; details Part IX, Road Fund Surplus Expenditure Plan; details Part X, Phase I Tobacco Settlement; and details Part XI, Executive Branch Budget Summary; APPROPRIATION.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill details state budget structure, funding allocations, and fiscal management without cuts or tax changes, aligning with fiscal responsibility and funding operations.95% confidence ✗ TransportationOpposes TransportationBill includes Road Fund Budget Reduction Plan (Part VIII), explicitly cutting transportation infrastructure funding.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Kentucky · House Apr 13, 2026

HB 622: AN ACT relating to roads and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 179 to define "chip seal"; require the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid to establish a pilot project to evaluate the efficacy of chip seal pavement on gravel county roads; start the pilot program on July 1, 2026, and end it on June 30, 2030; limit the amount of county road aid funds a county may use to chip seal county roads in any year; require the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid to report annually to the Legislative Research Commission on the use of chip seal pavement on gravel county roads; set forth required elements of the report: EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026; EMERGENCY.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill creates pilot program for chip seal pavement on county roads to evaluate infrastructure improvements, directly addressing transportation infrastructure maintenance and road quality.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Kentucky · House Apr 5, 2026

HB 189: AN ACT relating to pedestrians.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; prohibit a person from remaining on any portion of a state-maintained right-of-way that is not designated for pedestrian use; provide exemptions and authorize local governmental exceptions; allow local governments to enact ordinances to authorize limited exceptions to the prohibition; allow the Transportation Cbinet to promulgate administrative regulations to define minimum standards for state-maintained rights-of-way; amend KRS 189.570 to conform.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill establishes pedestrian safety regulations on state rights-of-way, defining prohibited areas and allowing local exceptions to enhance traffic safety within transportation infrastructure.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

passed · Kentucky · House Mar 20, 2026

HB 601: AN ACT relating to highway access.

Amend KRS 177.240 to prohibit the Transportation Cabinet or any county or city that maintains a limited access facility from requiring a property owner to pay compensation for any increase in property value attributable to the new access as a condition of allowing a property owner access.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRemoves compensation requirement for highway access, facilitating infrastructure development without financial barriers.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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passed · Kentucky · House Mar 16, 2026

HB 258: AN ACT relating to the transportation of milk.

Amend KRS 189.222 to allow vehicles with a gross weight of up to 90,000 pounds transporting fluid milk from a farm to the first market to operate on any state highway; allow for a 10% weight tolerance; provide exceptions and limitations; amend KRS 189.221 to conform.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAmends highway weight limits (90,000 lbs +10%) for milk transport, easing regulatory barriers for agricultural logistics on state highways.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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passed · Kentucky · House Mar 3, 2026

HB 282: AN ACT relating to vehicle lights.

Amend KRS 189.920 to allow wreckers to be equipped with a flashing, rotating, or oscillating blue light, to be used only when the wrecker is stationary and while removing a vehicle or debris from the highway; prohibit a wrecker from using a blue light when towing a vehicle; this Act may be cited as Troy's Law.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAmends vehicle light regulations to enhance highway safety for wreckers during debris removal, strengthening traffic safety standards under Transportation.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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