Bills › 91st General Assembly
Requiring pilot car escorts for the movement of certain implements of husbandry, and making penalties applicable
Sponsored by Sen. Tom Shipley (R)
Topics:AgricultureTransportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2026
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Farm equipment being moved on certain roads will now need a pilot car if it is wider than 22 feet or hangs over the center of the road. The pilot car must drive in front of the equipment on two-lane roads and follow behind it on roads with more lanes. This rule does not apply if the equipment is only traveling one mile or less on specific paved roads.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, the size, weight, and load requirements under Code chapter 321 (motor vehicles and law of the road) do not apply to implements of husbandry when moved upon a highway that is not part of the interstate road system, with certain exceptions.383, including as amended by this bill. The bill requires a pilot car to accompany an implement of husbandry being operated on a highway if the width of the implement of husbandry exceeds 22 feet or if any part of the implement of husbandry extends over or beyond the center of the roadway. A pilot car must lead an implement of husbandry being operated on a two-lane highway with only one lane in each direction of travel. A pilot car must follow when an implement of husbandry is being operated on a highway with more than one lane in each direction of travel or with three lanes. The pilot car requirement does not apply to an implement of husbandry being operated for one mile or less on a primary road, farm-to-market road, or paved secondary road.383(4), a violation of the bill is a simple misdemeanor punishable by a $45 scheduled fine.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 14, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.
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