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HB 293 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to vehicle wheels.

Summary
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.
Issues: ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRequires rubberized strips on vehicle wheels for highway contact, directly enhancing traffic safety per bill subjects and indicators.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Signed Apr 3, 2026
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Introduced → Current/Final · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text has been updated to reflect its current status as HB 293, replacing the previous reference number (BR 451). The document headers and page footers were modified to include the new bill number and a revised timestamp, indicating that the text has been formally processed and is no longer in its initial introduced state.
TECHNICAL

Updated bill reference numbers and document headers from 'BR 451' to 'HB 293' to align with the official bill number, and adjusted the document timestamp.

Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Apr 3, 2026
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31)
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
to Transportation (S)
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 80-8
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
to Transportation (H)
lower
Jan 9, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 9, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.