republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2026rs/hb-311.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to railroad crossings."
description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require each railroad company to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation at intersections with public roads or highways; direct the Transportation Cabinet or local government to remove obstructive vegetation if the railroad company fails to do so after receiving written notice from the cabinet or local government; establish procedures for reimbursement by the railroad company for the vegetation removal."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2026RS"
identifier: "HB 311"
citation: "Kentucky HB 311 (2026RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Mandate", "State Agencies", "Traffic Safety", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Donworth", "A. Moore", "B. Chester-Burton", "C. Fugate", "C. Massaroni", "D. Fister", "D. Grossberg", "D. Hale", "J. Calloway", "J. Decker", "J. Watkins", "K. Holloway", "K. Jackson", "L. Willner", "M. Dossett", "M. Hart", "N. Tate", "P. Griffee", "P. Stevenson", "R. Duvall", "R. Roarx", "S. Baker", "S. Bratcher", "S. Doan", "S. Riley", "S. Sharp", "S. Stalker", "T. Bojanowski", "T. Hampton", "T. Roberts", "W. Williams"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08cc5d19-3ea3-4119-9bde-2552b00115fd"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb311.html"
source_hash: "96fd030e5cc89c9003c56d8d54ae1efadc23efc9965008561d9bc46a8372ad40"
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 311 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to railroad crossings.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 277 to require each railroad company to destroy or remove obstructive vegetation at intersections with public roads or highways; direct the Transportation Cabinet or local government to remove obstructive vegetation if the railroad company fails to do so after receiving written notice from the cabinet or local government; establish procedures for reimbursement by the railroad company for the vegetation removal.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb311/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 195** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0195.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb311/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- CONSENT PASSAGE OF HB 311 w/ SCS 1 — **38–0** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **93–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Donworth — primary (person)
- A. Moore — primary (person)
- B. Chester-Burton — primary (person)
- C. Fugate — primary (person)
- C. Massaroni — primary (person)
- D. Fister — primary (person)
- D. Grossberg — primary (person)
- D. Hale — primary (person)
- J. Calloway — primary (person)
- J. Decker — primary (person)
- J. Watkins — primary (person)
- K. Holloway — primary (person)
- K. Jackson — primary (person)
- L. Willner — primary (person)
- M. Dossett — primary (person)
- M. Hart — primary (person)
- N. Tate — primary (person)
- P. Griffee — primary (person)
- P. Stevenson — primary (person)
- R. Duvall — primary (person)
- R. Roarx — primary (person)
- S. Baker — primary (person)
- S. Bratcher — primary (person)
- S. Doan — primary (person)
- S. Riley — primary (person)
- S. Sharp — primary (person)
- S. Stalker — primary (person)
- T. Bojanowski — primary (person)
- T. Hampton — primary (person)
- T. Roberts — primary (person)
- W. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 12 2026
- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 93-1 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** to Transportation (S) `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Transportation (S)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Transportation (S)
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, April 14 2026
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 98-0 `passage`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2026-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 195) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08cc5d19-3ea3-4119-9bde-2552b00115fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).