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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 658: AN ACT relating to limited commercial driver's licenses and declaring an emergency.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 658 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky House on February 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to limited commercial driver's licenses and declaring an emergency. Primary sponsor: Felicia Rabourn (Republican), Ryan Bivens (Republican), Beverly Chester-Burton (Democratic), Myron Dossett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2026): recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 281A to require the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate emergency and ordinary administrative regulations to extend the allowable time length a limited CDL in accordance with the maximum length allowed under 49 C.F.R sec. 383.3; EMERGENCY.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Felicia RabournPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Ryan BivensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Beverly Chester-BurtonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Myron DossettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
  2. taken from the Orders of the Day
  3. posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
  4. to Rules (H)
  5. received in House
  6. 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
  7. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
  8. 2nd reading, to Rules
  9. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
  10. to Agriculture (S)
  11. to Committee on Committees (S)
  12. received in Senate

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source