Bill Commons

KY HB 293

enacted

AN ACT relating to vehicle wheels.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 293 pass?

Yes. KY HB 293 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-03): signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31)

What is KY HB 293 about?

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.

Who sponsors KY HB 293?

D. Hale, W. Thomas are the primary sponsors of KY HB 293.

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
Latest action
2026-04-03 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • D. Haleprimary
  • W. Thomasprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-03

    signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31)

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-03-26

    delivered to Governor

  3. 2026-03-26

    enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  4. 2026-03-26

    enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  5. 2026-03-26

    received in House

  6. 2026-03-25

    3rd reading, passed 38-0

    passage,reading-3

  7. 2026-03-24

    passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day

    passage

  8. 2026-03-20

    posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026

  9. 2026-03-19

    2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill

    reading-2

  10. 2026-03-18

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar

    committee-passage

  11. 2026-03-16

    to Transportation (S)

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-02-17

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-02-17

    received in Senate

  14. 2026-02-13

    3rd reading, passed 80-8

    passage,reading-3

  15. 2026-02-12

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 13 2026

  16. 2026-02-11

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  17. 2026-02-10

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

    committee-passage

  18. 2026-01-16

    to Transportation (H)

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-01-09

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-01-09

    introduced in House

    introduction

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

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