Introduced January 8, 2026
HB282
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Short title: Troy's Law
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.
Plain-language summary
This bill would allow wrecker trucks to use flashing blue lights, but only when they are stopped at the scene of an accident or breakdown to remove a vehicle or debris from the road. Blue lights could not be used while a wrecker is actively towing a vehicle down the road. The change is intended to improve safety visibility at roadside recovery scenes. Who it may affect: wrecker and towing operators, and motorists who pass roadside recovery scenes.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Richard White
Representative · House District 099
Co-sponsors (17)
Patrick Flannery
Representative · House District 096
Emily Callaway
Representative · House District 037
Josh Calloway
Representative · House District 010
Beverly Chester-Burton
Representative · House District 044
Steven Doan
Representative · House District 069
David Hale
Representative · House District 074
Kimberly Holloway
Representative · House District 002
Kim King
Representative · House District 055
William Lawrence
Representative · House District 070
Matt Lockett
Representative · House District 039
Savannah Maddox
Representative · House District 061
Candy Massaroni
Representative · House District 050
Kimberly Moser
Representative · House District 064
J.T. Payne
Representative · House District 011
Felicia Rabourn
Representative · House District 047
T.J. Roberts
Representative · House District 066
Aaron Thompson
Representative · House District 098
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