---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to commercial parcel delivery. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow commercial delivery personnel to use golf carts, low-speed vehicles, and utility vehicles for delivery of express mail and packages in residential areas; define \"commercial delivery personnel,\" \"residential area,\" and \"utility vehicle\"; outline use provisions; outline vehicle requirements; allow vehicles operating under this section to pull a trailer; allow the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement these provisions."
description: "AN ACT relating to commercial parcel delivery. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow commercial delivery personnel to use golf carts, low-speed vehicles, and utility vehicles for delivery of express mail and packages in residential areas; define \"commercial delivery personnel,\" \"residential area,\" and \"utility vehicle\"; outline use provisions; outline vehicle requirements; allow vehicles operating under this section to pull a trailer; allow the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement these provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2017RS"
identifier: "HB 404"
citation: "Kentucky HB 404 (2017RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 29
action_count: 44
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-15"
last_action: "2017-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4133754-b2eb-49d5-a7c9-3a057ae7853e"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB404.htm"
source_hash: "62c4ef3d389d14b14b6d1c3de30514af822f9156c68f9e3f01ed2356fc6a4a3f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 404 (2017RS) — AN ACT relating to commercial parcel delivery. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to allow commercial delivery personnel to use golf carts, low-speed vehicles, and utility vehicles for delivery of express mail and packages in residential areas; define "commercial delivery personnel," "residential area," and "utility vehicle"; outline use provisions; outline vehicle requirements; allow vehicles operating under this section to pull a trailer; allow the Transportation Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to implement these provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 404 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HCS1.pdf)
3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA1.pdf)
4. **HFA10** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA10.pdf)
5. **HFA11** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA11.pdf)
6. **HFA12** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA12.pdf)
7. **HFA13** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA13.pdf)
8. **HFA14** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA14.pdf)
9. **HFA15** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA15.pdf)
10. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA2.pdf)
11. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA3.pdf)
12. **HFA4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA4.pdf)
13. **HFA5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA5.pdf)
14. **HFA6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA6.pdf)
15. **HFA7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA7.pdf)
16. **HFA8** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA8.pdf)
17. **HFA9** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/HFA9.pdf)
18. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/bill.pdf)
19. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/SCS1.pdf)
20. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/SFA1.pdf)
21. **SFA10** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/SFA10.pdf)
22. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/SFA2.pdf)
23. **SFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/SFA3.pdf)
24. **SFA4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/SFA4.pdf)
25. **SFA5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/SFA5.pdf)
26. **SFA6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/SFA6.pdf)
27. **SFA7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/SFA7.pdf)
28. **SFA8** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/SFA8.pdf)
29. **SFA9** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB404/SFA9.pdf)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-15** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2017-02-16** To Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-17** Posted in committee
- **2017-02-21** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
- **2017-02-21** Floor amendments (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9) filed
- **2017-02-22** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2017-02-22** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 24, 2017
- **2017-02-22** Floor amendments (10) and (11) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-28** Taken from the Regular Orders of the Day
- **2017-02-28** Recommitted to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection (H)
- **2017-02-28** Posted in committee
- **2017-03-01** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
- **2017-03-01** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 1, 2017
- **2017-03-01** Floor amendments (12), (13), (14), and (15) filed to Committee Substitute
- **2017-03-01** 3rd reading, passed 61-36 with Committee Substitute `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-02** Received in Senate
- **2017-03-02** To Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06** Taken from Transportation (S)
- **2017-03-06** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-06** Returned to Transportation (S)
- **2017-03-07** Taken from Transportation (S)
- **2017-03-07** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07** Returned to Transportation (S)
- **2017-03-29** Taken from Transportation (S)
- **2017-03-29** Reassigned to State & Local Government (S)
- **2017-03-29** Reported favorably, to Rules
- **2017-03-29** Floor amendments (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) filed
- **2017-03-30** Taken from Rules (S)
- **2017-03-30** Recommitted to State & Local Government (S)
- **2017-03-30** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute and floor amendments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) and (10)
- **2017-03-30** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 30, 2017
- **2017-03-30** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2017-03-30** Floor amendments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) and (10) ruled out of order
- **2017-03-30** Floor amendments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) and (10) withdrawn
- **2017-03-30** Passed 25-13 with Committee Substitute
- **2017-03-30** Received in House
- **2017-03-30** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2017-03-30** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2017-03-30** Bill passed 56-34
- **2017-03-30** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-30** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2017-03-30** Delivered to Governor
- **2017-04-11** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 184) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4133754-b2eb-49d5-a7c9-3a057ae7853e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).