Kentucky 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 16 R cosponsors

SB 280 — AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.

Last action — to Committee on Committees (S)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    16 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (16 R).

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Summary

Amend KRS 189.340 to restrict travel in the leftmost lane of any multilane highway at a speed lower than the posted speed limit; provide exceptions; amend KRS 189.990 to set penalties.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill makes several amendments to traffic laws regarding the overtaking of vehicles and establishes new rules for motor vehicle operation in certain circumstances.

  • KRS 189.340

    On any highway of four (4) lanes or more, a person shall not operate a motor vehicle in the leftmost lane at a speed lower than the posted speed limit, except when: (a) Overtaking a slower vehicle; (b) Yielding to traffic coming onto the highway; (c) Preparing to make a left turn at an intersection or into a private drive or roadway; or (d) Traffic or road conditions exist which would prohibit safe use of the right or center lanes.

    This adds a requirement for drivers on multi-lane highways to maintain the posted speed limit in the leftmost lane under most circumstances.

  • KRS 189.340

    Official signs may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or allocating specified lanes to traffic moving in the same direction and operators of vehicles shall obey the directions of these signs.

    This allows for the installation of signs that direct slow-moving vehicles to certain lanes and mandates compliance with those signs.

  • KRS 189.340

    or → or traffic conditions exist which would prohibit safe use of the right or center lanes;

    This expands the conditions under which a driver may operate a vehicle in the leftmost lane of a highway.

  • KRS 189.990

    subsections (1) to (7) and (9) of Section 1 of this Act,

    This includes violations of the newly added provisions regarding the operation of a vehicle in the leftmost lane and the use of designated lanes in the penalties for traffic violations.

Action History

  1. to Committee on Committees (S)

  2. introduced in Senate

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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16 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 122 not signed on

Sponsors (16)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (122)

122 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 280 do?
Amend KRS 189.340 to restrict travel in the leftmost lane of any multilane highway at a speed lower than the posted speed limit; provide exceptions; amend KRS 189.990 to set penalties.
Who sponsors SB 280?
SB 280 is sponsored by Mike Wilson (Republican), Gex Williams (Republican), Stephen West (Republican), Robin L. Webb (Republican), Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Craig Richardson (Republican), Steve Rawlings (Republican), Matt Nunn (Republican), Michael J. Nemes (Republican), Stephen Meredith (Republican), Scott Madon (Republican), Jimmy Higdon (Republican), Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Greg Elkins (Republican), Phillip Wheeler (Republican), and Aaron Reed (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 280?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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