Introduced January 8, 2026
HB258
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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.
Plain-language summary
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
Primary Sponsor
J.T. Payne
Representative · House District 011
Co-sponsors (6)
Chad Aull
Representative · House District 079
Steve Bratcher
Representative · House District 025
Beverly Chester-Burton
Representative · House District 044
Myron Dossett
Representative · House District 009
Mark Hart
Representative · House District 078
Sarah Stalker
Representative · House District 034
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