Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB282: AN ACT relating to vehicle lights.
Status: In committee, March 3, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to vehicle lights.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to vehicle lights. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 189.920 is amended to read as follows: (1) All fire department, rescue squad, or publicly owned emergency management agency emergency vehicles and all ambulances shall be equipped with one (1) or more flashing, rotating, or oscillating red lights, visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of the vehicle, and a siren, whistle, or bell, capable of emitting a sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet. This equipment shall be in addition to any other equipment required by the motor vehicle laws. (2) All state, county, or municipal police vehicles and all sheriffs' vehicles used as emergency vehicles shall be equipped with one (1) or more flashing, rotating, or oscillating blue lights, visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the front of the vehicle, and a siren, whistle, or bell, capable of emitting a sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet. This equipment shall be in addition to any other equipment required by the motor vehicle laws. (3) By ordinance, the governing body of any city …
Sponsors
- Richard White (R, HD-099) · primary sponsor
- Patrick Flannery (R, HD-096)
- Emily Callaway (R, HD-037)
- Josh Calloway (R, HD-010)
- Beverly Chester-Burton (D, HD-044)
- Steven Doan (R, HD-069)
- David Hale (R, HD-074)
- Kimberly Holloway (R, HD-002)
- Kim King (R, HD-055)
- William Lawrence (R, HD-070)
- Matt Lockett (R, HD-039)
- Savannah Maddox (R, HD-061)
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 26 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- : to Transportation (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 174 (March 2, 2026): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Short Titles And Popular Names, Highways, Streets, And Bridges, Traffic Safety, Transportation, Public Safety, Motor Vehicles
Common questions
- What is HB282?
- HB282 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to vehicle lights.
- What does HB282 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to vehicle lights.
- What is the status of HB282?
- In committee as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB282?
- Richard White (R, HD-099), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB282?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb282.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.