# Kentucky SB 30: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles. Kentucky SB 30, AN ACT relating to motor vehicles., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Greg Elkins (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 133)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB30-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 30 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-06 - Last action: 2026-04-13, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 133) - Sponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Budget And Financial Administration, Funds, Motor Vehicles - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (162 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More weight leeway for farms and milk: benefit, medium. Farm and milk haulers get more room to operate. Milk from a farm to first market can run up to 90,000 pounds on state roads without a special permit (80,000 on interstates). Farm products, livestock, forest products, and farm supplies can run up to 80,000 pounds without a special permit. Off inters… - After the job, return trip allowed: benefit, low. If you hold a permit to take equipment to a work site, you may drive back to your business right after the job is done. You must still follow the time‑of‑day and day‑of‑week limits in the law. - Escort and signage rules for farm equipment: benefit, low. The Cabinet sets escort and safety marking rules and must give permit holders their permit restrictions for free. For over‑width farm implements, rules cannot be stricter than the law’s limits. For example, on two‑lane roads a single over‑12‑foot load needs no more than one lead escort. A vehicle o… - Annual and single-trip permits for big loads: mixed, medium. You can request single‑trip permits for nondivisible loads. Annual permits allow up to 16 feet wide, 120 feet long, 13 feet 6 inches high, or 160,000 pounds. For fluid milk under permit, axle limits do not apply, but gross weight is capped at 100,000 pounds. Axle caps for nondivisible loads are: si… - New rules for moving manufactured homes: mixed, medium. Annual permits for manufactured homes allow up to 16 feet wide, 120 feet long, 15 feet high, and 160,000 pounds. Trucks running under a manufactured housing permit must have GPS that records travel, and records are open to inspection. Travel for manufactured homes is daylight only Monday–Saturday a… - New Motor Vehicle Commission and fund: mixed, medium. The law creates a 12‑member Motor Vehicle Commission to oversee dealers and related activities. Members serve staggered 3‑year terms and elect leaders each September. Commissioners are paid $200 per day for duty days, plus travel and expenses. A new Motor Vehicle Commission Fund holds license fees… - Permit fee rules, bonds, and waivers: mixed, low. The Transportation Cabinet sets overweight and overdimensional permit fees by regulation but cannot add extra fees beyond what the law allows. The department may require a bond to cover road or bridge damage. Parade floats used in Kentucky parades still need permits but pay no permit fee. - Road definitions and local enforcement rules: mixed, low. The Cabinet may write rules to follow federal trucking standards. Cabinet officers do not enforce weight rules on local roads unless the local leader asks in writing. The law also broadens what counts as a highway to include some private residential roads and public parking areas, clarifies what is… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Greg Elkins (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rick Girdler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | passed | pass | 35 | 1 | | | 2026-01-23 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 35 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-13: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 133) - 2026-04-01: delivered to Governor - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2026-04-01: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-01: passed 35-1 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: posted for passage for consideration of Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: taken from Rules (Senate) - 2026-04-01: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-04-01: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-01: 3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (House) - 2026-04-01: 3rd reading, passed with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (House) - 2026-04-01: floor amendment (2-title) filed (House) - 2026-04-01: floor amendment (1) adopted (House) - 2026-04-01: floor amendment (1) and (2-title) filed (House) - 2026-03-31: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 01 2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-24: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-03-10: to Transportation (H) (House) - 2026-01-27: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-01-27: received in House (House) - 2026-01-23: 3rd reading, passed 35-0 (Senate) - 2026-01-22: passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day (Senate) - 2026-01-20: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 22, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-15: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-01-14: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-12: to Transportation (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-06: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-06: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb30/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb30/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law) - SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. (signed) - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) - HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb30/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb30/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS) - [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS) - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [HB 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS) - [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB30-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).