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HB 258KENTUCKYSession 2026RSState Billdead

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Kentucky House Bill 258 sets weight allowances and transport rules for fluid milk

Original title: AN ACT relating to the transportation of milk.

Last action · March 16, 2026: to Agriculture (S)Sponsors: J.T. Payne and 6 others

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What This Bill Proposed

House Bill 258 allows vehicles transporting fluid milk products from a farm to first market to operate at a gross weight of up to 90,000 pounds on state highways without a special permit, provided they comply with federal limits and bridge weight restrictions. The measure also establishes annual permit weight limits of 100,000 pounds for fluid milk transport and updates statutory definitions and regulations regarding highway weight and size tolerances.

Why it matters

Dairy farmers and milk transporters gain specific weight allowances on state roads without needing special permits, while local transport and highway weight limits are adjusted across agricultural supply chains.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Milk transporters and dairy farmers

Carriers transporting fluid milk from farms to first market are permitted to operate at higher gross weight thresholds up to 90,000 pounds on state highways without special permits.

Directly affected

Transportation Cabinet

The cabinet is responsible for issuing permits, promulgating administrative regulations, and overseeing highway weight and dimension enforcement.

Directly affected

Local government units

Local units retain responsibility for enforcement on locally maintained roads only when the head of the local government requests enforcement assistance in writing from the Transportation Cabinet.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the maximum weight allowed for transporting fluid milk on state highways without a special permit?

Vehicles with a gross weight of up to 90,000 pounds may travel on any state highway in the Commonwealth without a special permit when transporting fluid milk originating from a farm to first market.

Do weight allowances for fluid milk apply to interstate highways?

No. A vehicle being operated on the interstate highway system while transporting fluid milk shall not exceed 80,000 pounds.

What are the permit fee limits for transporting farm equipment?

The annual permit fee is $80 for farm equipment 14 feet or less in width, and $150 for equipment exceeding 14 feet in width when transported between a dealership and a farm.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

11 actions

Mar 16, 2026SenateCommittee
to Agriculture (S)
Feb 6, 2026SenateIntroduced
received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
Feb 5, 2026HouseFloor
3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 4, 2026House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 05 2026
Feb 3, 2026House
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
Jan 23, 2026HouseCommittee
taken from the Orders of the Day recommitted to Transportation (H)

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Jan 22, 2026HouseFloor
2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 23, 2026
Jan 21, 2026House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Jan 16, 2026HouseCommittee
reassigned to Agriculture (H)
Jan 15, 2026HouseCommittee
to Transportation (H)
Jan 8, 2026HouseIntroduced
introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

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