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Last action · March 16, 2026
To Agriculture (S)

Introduced January 8, 2026

House
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2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to the transportation of milk.

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.

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This bill raises the maximum allowed weight for trucks hauling fluid milk from farms to their first point of sale, permitting vehicles up to 90,000 pounds to use any state highway. It also allows a 10% weight tolerance and sets certain exceptions and limitations for these trips. The change is intended to give dairy operations more flexibility in how they move milk to market. Who it may affect: dairy farmers, milk haulers, and trucking operators involved in moving milk from farms to buyers.

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Legislative History

Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
To Agriculture (S)
Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Received In Senate
Feb 5, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 97-0 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 97
Nay: 0
Absent: 3
Feb 4, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Thursday, February 05 2026 (clerical)
Feb 3, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, To Rules With Committee Substitute (1)
Jan 23, 2026 · House
Recommitted To Transportation (H) (clerical)
Jan 23, 2026 · House
Taken From The Orders Of The Day (clerical)

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J.T. Payne

Representative · House District 011

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jt.payne@kylegislature.gov

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Chad Aull

Representative · House District 079

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chad.aull@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Steve Bratcher

Steve Bratcher

Representative · House District 025

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steve.bratcher@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Beverly Chester-Burton

Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

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beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Myron Dossett

Myron Dossett

Representative · House District 009

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Myron.Dossett@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Mark Hart

Mark Hart

Representative · House District 078

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Mark.Hart@kylegislature.gov
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Portrait of Sarah Stalker

Sarah Stalker

Representative · House District 034

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sarah.stalker@kylegislature.gov

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