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Introduced
01/09/2025
01/09/2025
In Committee
02/04/2025
02/04/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/28/2025
03/28/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to require vehicles operating on a highway with an iron, steel, or wooden wheel to be equipped with a rubberized strip on the portion of the wheel that is in contact with the highway; provide exceptions; amend KRS 189.990 to set penalty for violation at $20 to $100 for each offense.
AI Summary
This bill requires vehicles operating on highways with iron, steel, or wooden wheels to be equipped with a rubberized strip on the portion of the wheel that contacts the road surface, with an exception for animal-drawn vehicles weighing one ton or less used solely for transporting people. The bill amends the existing Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) to add a new section to Chapter 189 establishing this requirement and modifies the penalty section of KRS 189.990 to include violations of this new provision. Specifically, anyone found operating a vehicle without the required rubberized wheel strip on highways will be subject to a fine ranging from $20 to $100 for each offense. The purpose of this requirement appears to be protecting road surfaces from potential damage caused by hard, non-rubber wheel materials and ensuring smoother, safer transportation. The bill provides a narrow exemption for light animal-drawn vehicles, likely to accommodate traditional or agricultural transportation methods that might use such vehicles.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
to Transportation (H) (on 02/04/2025)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb172.html |
BillText | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb172/orig_bill.pdf |
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