Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB258: AN ACT relating to the transportation of milk.
Status: In committee, March 16, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to the transportation of milk.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to the transportation of milk. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 189.222 is amended to read as follows: (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet in respect to highways which are a part of the statemaintained system, by official order, may increase on designated highways or portions thereof, the maximum height, length, and gross weight prescribed in KRS 189.221, if in the opinion of the secretary, the increased height, length, and weight designated by him or her are justified by the strength, safety, and durability of the designated highways, and the highways do not appear susceptible to unreasonable and unusual damage by reason of the increases and the secretary may establish reasonable classification of state maintained roads and fix a different maximum for each classification. Any increase in the height, length, or width of any motor truck or tractor semitrailer combinations or any other vehicle combinations including any part of the body or load or designation of highways to be used by the vehicles, shall not, in any way, exceed the federal law or regulations thereunder or jeopardize the allotment or qualification for federal aid funds of the Commonwealth of Kentucky or exceed the following dimensions and and 2. …
Sponsors
- J.T. Payne (R, HD-011) · primary sponsor
- Chad Aull (D, HD-079)
- Steve Bratcher (R, HD-025)
- Beverly Chester-Burton (D, HD-044)
- Myron Dossett (R, HD-009)
- Mark Hart (R, HD-078)
- Sarah Stalker (D, HD-034)
Latest actions
- : to Agriculture (S)
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026
- : reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
- : recommitted to Transportation (H)
- : taken from the Orders of the Day
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 23, 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 59 (February 5, 2026): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Motor Carriers, Highways, Streets, And Bridges, Transportation, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is HB258?
- HB258 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to the transportation of milk.
- What does HB258 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the transportation of milk.
- What is the status of HB258?
- In committee as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: to Agriculture (S) (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB258?
- J.T. Payne (R, HD-011), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB258?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb258.html
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