Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB293: AN ACT relating to vehicle wheels.
Status: Signed into law, April 3, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to vehicle wheels.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to vehicle wheels. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 189 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person shall not operate a vehicle on a highway with an iron, steel, or wooden wheel unless the wheel is equipped with a rubber strip or a rubber compound strip on the portion of the wheel that is in contact with the surface of the highway. (2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to animal-drawn vehicles with a gross weight of one (1) ton or less used solely for the transportation of persons. Section 2. KRS 189.990 is amended to read as follows: (1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of KRS 189.020 to 189.040, subsection (1) or (4) of KRS 189.050, KRS 189.060 to 189.080, subsections (1) to (3) of KRS 189.090, KRS 189.100, 189.110, 189.130 to 189.160, subsections (2) to (4) of KRS 189.190, KRS 189.200, 189.285, subsection (1) or (2) of KRS 189.290, 189.300 to 189.360, KRS 189.380, KRS 189.400 to 189.430, KRS 189.450 to 189.458, KRS 189.4595 to 189.480, subsection (1) of KRS 189.520, KRS 189.540, KRS 189.570 to 189.590, except subsection (1)(b) or (6)(b) of KRS 189.580, …
Sponsors
- Walker Thomas (R, HD-008) · primary sponsor
- David Hale (R, HD-074)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 38-0
- : passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
- : posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
Votes
- Senate: Floor Vote RSN# 3998 (March 25, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 91 (February 13, 2026): 80 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: Highways, Streets, And Bridges, Traffic Safety, Transportation, Motor Vehicles
Common questions
- What is HB293?
- HB293 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to vehicle wheels.
- What does HB293 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to vehicle wheels.
- What is the status of HB293?
- Signed into law as of April 3, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 31) (April 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB293?
- Walker Thomas (R, HD-008), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB293?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb293.html
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