KY HB 293
enactedAN ACT relating to vehicle wheels.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to require vehicles operating on a highway with an iron, steel, or wooden wheel to be equipped with a rubberized strip on the portion of the wheel that is in contact with the highway; provide an exception for certain animal-drawn vehicles; amend KRS 189.990 to set penalty for violation at $20 to $100 for each offense.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-09
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-04-03 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- D. Haleprimary
- W. Thomasprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-09
introduced in House
introduction
2026-01-09
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-16
to Transportation (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-10
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-02-11
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-12
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026
2026-02-13
3rd reading, passed 80-8
passage,reading-3
2026-02-17
received in Senate
2026-02-17
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-16
to Transportation (S)
referral-committee
2026-03-18
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
committee-passage
2026-03-19
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
reading-2
2026-03-20
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
2026-03-24
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
passage
2026-03-25
3rd reading, passed 38-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-26
received in House
2026-03-26
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-26
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-26
delivered to Governor
2026-04-03
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31)
executive-signature
Versions
Documents
Votes
Pass
2026-02-13 · pass · 80-8
Member-level votes (100)
- Aull: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hart: yes
- Marzian: yes
- Smith: yes
- Baker: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Stalker: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Fister: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Stevenson P: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bojanowski: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moore: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Moser: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Gooch: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Burke: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Kulkarni: yes
- Payne: yes
- Watkins: yes
- Camuel: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Pollock: yes
- White: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hale: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Donworth: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hancock: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Witten: yes
- Bray: no
- Calloway: no
- Doan: no
- Roberts: no
- Wesley: no
- Callaway: no
- Decker: no
- Maddox: no
- Banta: not voting
- Dotson: not voting
- McCool: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Rudy: not voting
- Brown: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Rabourn: not voting
- Roarx: not voting
- Willner: not voting
- Chester-Burton: not voting
- Massaroni: not voting
CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 293
2026-03-25 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Berg: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Neal: yes
- Storm: yes
- Boswell: yes
- Givens: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Herron: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carroll: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Webb: yes
- ChambersArmstrong: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- West: yes
- Clemons: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wise: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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