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2026 Regular Session

HB282

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AN ACT relating to vehicle lights.

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.

Introduced: January 8, 2026

Last action: March 3, 2026

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This bill would allow tow trucks (wreckers) to use flashing or rotating blue lights, but only when they are stopped at a scene to clear a vehicle or debris from the road. Tow trucks would not be allowed to use the blue light while driving with a vehicle in tow. The bill is named Troy's Law. Who it may affect: tow truck operators and drivers who pass roadside recovery scenes.

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Legislative History

Jan 8, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 8, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Jan 15, 2026 · House
To Transportation (H)
Feb 24, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 25, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 25, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Thursday, February 26 2026 (clerical)
Mar 2, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 93-0 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 93
Nay: 0
Absent: 7
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Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Received In Senate

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Richard White
Richard White

Representative · House District 099

Primary sponsor
Richard.White@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (17)

Portrait of Patrick Flannery
Patrick Flannery

Representative · House District 096

Co-sponsor
Patrick.Flannery@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Emily Callaway
Emily Callaway

Representative · House District 037

Co-sponsor
emily.callaway@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Josh Calloway
Josh Calloway

Representative · House District 010

Co-sponsor
Josh.Calloway@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Beverly Chester-Burton
Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

Co-sponsor
beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Steven Doan
Steven Doan

Representative · House District 069

Co-sponsor
steven.doan@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of David Hale
David Hale

Representative · House District 074

Co-sponsor
David.Hale@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Kimberly Holloway
Kimberly Holloway

Representative · House District 002

Co-sponsor
kim.holloway@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Kim King
Kim King

Representative · House District 055

Co-sponsor
Kim.King@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of William Lawrence
William Lawrence

Representative · House District 070

Co-sponsor
William.Lawrence@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Matt Lockett
Matt Lockett

Representative · House District 039

Co-sponsor
Matt.Lockett@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Savannah Maddox
Savannah Maddox

Representative · House District 061

Co-sponsor
Savannah.Maddox@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Candy Massaroni
Candy Massaroni

Representative · House District 050

Co-sponsor
candy.massaroni@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Kimberly Moser
Kimberly Moser

Representative · House District 064

Co-sponsor
Kimberly.Moser@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of J.T. Payne
J.T. Payne

Representative · House District 011

Co-sponsor
jt.payne@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Felicia Rabourn
Felicia Rabourn

Representative · House District 047

Co-sponsor
Felicia.Rabourn@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of T.J. Roberts
T.J. Roberts

Representative · House District 066

Co-sponsor
tj.roberts@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Aaron Thompson
Aaron Thompson

Representative · House District 098

Co-sponsor
aaron.thompson@kylegislature.gov

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