---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the operation of a commercial motor vehicle. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 281 to set forth requirements for commercial motor vehicles to operate as a platoon; amend KRS 281.010 to define the term \"platoon\"; amend KRS 189.340 to exempt commercial motor vehicles operating behind the lead vehicle in a platoon from the prohibitions against following too closely."
description: "AN ACT relating to the operation of a commercial motor vehicle. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 281 to set forth requirements for commercial motor vehicles to operate as a platoon; amend KRS 281.010 to define the term \"platoon\"; amend KRS 189.340 to exempt commercial motor vehicles operating behind the lead vehicle in a platoon from the prohibitions against following too closely."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2018RS"
identifier: "SB 116"
citation: "Kentucky SB 116 (2018RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["E. Harris"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f751ca79-f382-4d32-8e9c-cb63b4a52d93"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB116.htm"
source_hash: "c5640f454c2a7d2f8dd328fdcf015192166246bc13013aa66a77dce59a47a455"
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 SB 116 (2018RS) — AN ACT relating to the operation of a commercial motor vehicle. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 281 to set forth requirements for commercial motor vehicles to operate as a platoon; amend KRS 281.010 to define the term "platoon"; amend KRS 189.340 to exempt commercial motor vehicles operating behind the lead vehicle in a platoon from the prohibitions against following too closely.

## Version chain

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

1. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB116/bill.pdf)
2. **SB 116 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB116/orig_bill.pdf)
3. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB116/SFA1.pdf)

## Sponsors

- E. Harris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** To Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `reading-1`
- **2018-02-15** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-02-23** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 27, 2018
- **2018-02-26** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-27** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with floor amendment (1) `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-28** Received in House
- **2018-03-02** To Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** Posted in committee
- **2018-03-13** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `reading-1`
- **2018-03-14** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 16, 2018
- **2018-03-16** 3rd reading, passed 87-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-19** Received in Senate
- **2018-03-19** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2018-03-19** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2018-03-19** Delivered to Governor
- **2018-03-29** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 33) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f751ca79-f382-4d32-8e9c-cb63b4a52d93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).