AN ACT relating to motor carrier safety regulation.

Amend KRS 281.600 to require the Department of Vehicle Registration to enforce federal standards for motor carriers contained in Title 49 of the United States Code and the ensuing federal regulations, unless otherwise exempted; eliminate existing exemptions from certain federal regulations for fertilizer wagons.

Introduced: March 2, 2026

Last action: March 2, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

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This bill would require Kentucky's Department of Vehicle Registration to enforce federal safety standards for motor carriers, aligning state oversight with federal rules. It also removes existing state exemptions that had allowed fertilizer wagons to avoid certain federal regulations. Who it may affect: motor carriers operating in Kentucky and agricultural businesses that use fertilizer wagons.

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