Motor carriers and commercial drivers laws by state

SB 242: Commercial driver licenses; possession of United States work authorization for certain commercial driver license holders required, proficiency in the English language for commercial motor vehicle required, procedures for impoundment provided for, offense of presenting a false foreign commercial driver license established, offense of operating a commercial motor vehicle without proper documentation established, penalties provided for

Operators of commercial motor vehicles must possess a valid commercial driver license and demonstrate English language proficiency under 49 C.F.R. § 391.11. Individuals holding foreign commercial driver licenses must carry additional entry documents required under 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(b)(4). Presenting a false foreign commercial driver license is prohibited.

Took effect 1 October 2026

SB 1370: commercial motor vehicles; civil penalties

Motor carriers must not operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate or foreign commerce without registration pursuant to 49 United States Code sections 13901 and 13902, and must not operate beyond the scope of their registration. Drivers of overweight vehicles must comply with officer requests to shift loads to meet axle weight limitations.

HB 2166: commercial driver license examiners; notice

Beginning July 1, 2014, a person must be a separately authorized third party commercial driver license examiner to perform commercial driver license skills testing. Third party commercial driver license examiners must comply with all quality control requirements prescribed by the department.

HB 1745: To require certain commercial driver license holders to possess a united states work authorization; to require the operator of a commercial motor vehicle to have english proficiency; and to create related offenses.

An operator of a commercial motor vehicle must possess proper documentation showing United States work authorization and must be able to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.

SJR 16: Vehicles: commercial driver's license revocation.

This resolution urges Congress and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to review federal commercial driver's license disqualification policies and consider reforms allowing greater state flexibility and relief for drivers whose livelihoods are affected.

Takes effect 1 January 2027

SB 809: Employees and independent contractors: construction trucking.

Eligible construction contractors must execute a settlement agreement with the Labor Commissioner before January 1, 2029, whereby they agree to reclassify construction drivers as employees, pay all wages, benefits, and taxes owed, maintain converted positions as employee positions, and secure required workers' compensation coverage. Mere vehicle ownership does not make a person an independent contractor. Commercial motor vehicle drivers who own their vehicles are entitled to reimbursement for use, upkeep, and depreciation.

SB 25-320: Commercial Motor Vehicle Transportation

Reinstates sales and use tax exemption for certain low-emitting heavy-duty motor vehicles, power sources, and conversion parts from August 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028. Increases bridge and tunnel impact fees on special fuel to $0.07 per gallon for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27, and $0.08 per gallon for fiscal year 2027-28.

B 26-0554: Commercial Driver’s License Amendment Act of 2025

Updates references in DC's commercial driver's license law to current federal regulations and modifies disqualification standards to reference specific federal regulations regarding convictions, imminent hazards, falsified information, and fraud.

SB 584: Commercial Driving Schools

Creates section 488.09 authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to enter interagency agreements with tax collectors to enforce commercial driving school regulations, including authority to prohibit certain conduct, require license presentation, and inspect premises.

Took effect 1 July 2026

HB 114: Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor vehicle and carriers; update reference date

Updates the reference date for federal regulations on safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025 in Georgia Code Section 40-1-8.

HB 116: Public Safety, Department of; Motor Carrier Compliance Division to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; change name

Renames the Motor Carrier Compliance Division of the Department of Public Safety to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement and requires its members be trained, sworn, and certified as law enforcement officers. Makes conforming changes throughout Georgia law.

SB 2667: Relating to transportation.

Commercial vehicles weighing ten thousand pounds or more and motor vehicles towing a vehicle or trailer must not be driven in the far left lane on roadways with three or more lanes in the same direction, unless maintaining traffic speed or overtaking another vehicle. Exceptions apply for left turns, exits, buses, and authorized emergency vehicles.

HB 1696: Relating to commercial driver's licenses.

The examiner of drivers must issue a commercial driver's license with a "K" restriction to applicants eighteen to twenty years old who meet federal and state requirements and demonstrate enrollment in a registered apprenticeship program or structured employer training program with minimum three hundred twenty hours of supervised instruction.

HB 1163: Relating to commercial drivers licensing.

No person shall be issued a commercial driver's license unless that person meets federal qualification standards, passes required knowledge and driving skills tests, provides proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency as specified in federal regulations or obtains a non-domiciled commercial driver's license, and satisfies all other requirements of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986.

HB 1422: Relating to motor carriers.

Community-based organizations engaged in community-based economic development may provide transportation services without a motor carrier permit if they operate within a state- or county-approved plan, own their transportation assets without personal sale rights, involve community stakeholders, and maintain required insurance.

H 667: MOTOR VEHICLES – Amends existing law to eliminate the nondomiciled CDL program in Idaho.

Eliminates Idaho's nondomiciled commercial driver's license program by removing the definition of nondomiciled commercial licenses and permits from state law and repealing provisions allowing their issuance, effective July 1, 2026.

Took effect 1 July 2026

SB 2108: St police-hazmat-motor carrier

The Illinois State Police must report annually by August 1 to the Governor and General Assembly on efforts to fill technical manager positions, including total positions, unfilled positions, duration unfilled, positions filled, and recruitment efforts. The Illinois State Police must establish and maintain a goal of filling at least 85% of authorized and budgeted technical manager positions each fiscal year.

Took effect 1 October 2025

SF 2426: A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions.

The department of transportation must examine English language proficiency of applicants for commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits and deny issuance or renewal unless applicants demonstrate proficiency meeting 49 C.F.R. §391.11(b)(2). Persons must not operate commercial motor vehicles without sufficient English proficiency. Commercial motor carriers must not employ commercial drivers lacking sufficient English proficiency.

SF 153: A bill for an act relating to driver age qualifications for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers operating solely intrastate to transport hazardous material.

Drivers for private and for-hire motor carriers operating solely intrastate must be at least eighteen years of age, except when transporting hazardous material in quantities requiring placarding, which remains subject to other age requirements. Retail dealers of fertilizers, petroleum products, and pesticides and their employees are exempt from age requirements while delivering these products to farm customers within one hundred miles of their retail place of business.

Took effect 1 July 2025

SF 377: A bill for an act prohibiting the consideration of the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement when determining a person’s employment status.

HB 188: AN ACT relating to motor vehicle driveaway plates.

Driveaway businesses holding a driveaway certificate may apply for reusable driveaway plates from the county clerk for one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per plate annually. Driveaway plates may only be used to transport vehicles in transit, not by tow truck operators, and only by owners, corporate officers, agents, or employees of the issuing business. Holders must keep records of each trip including vehicle identification number, origin, destination, miles traveled, and dates.

HB 444: AN ACT relating to commercial driver's licenses.

The Commonwealth shall not mask, defer imposition of judgment, or allow CLP or CDL holders to enter diversion programs that would prevent convictions for state or local traffic control law violations from appearing on CDLIS driver records. Courts must report such convictions to the licensing agency for recording and appropriate disqualifying action.

HB 390: AN ACT relating to motor vehicle insurance.

Insurers providing motor vehicle coverage must electronically submit vehicle identification numbers and policyholder names to the Department of Vehicle Regulation's accessible online insurance verification system beginning January 1, 2027. County clerks must verify insurance status through this system before processing vehicle registrations and titles. The Department of Vehicle Regulation must establish and operate this system by October 1, 2026.

HB 1050: MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Modifies provisions relative to certain requirements for commercial driver's licenses

The department shall issue a Class A commercial driver's license for intrastate commerce to persons eighteen years or older, and for interstate commerce or with hazardous materials endorsement only to persons twenty-one years or older. Individuals taking skills tests in vehicles other than tractor-trailer combinations receive licenses with restrictions on tractor-trailer operation, liftable only upon passing a skills test in such combination.

HB 746: LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides relative to oversized trucking permits issued by local governments

HB 549: INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE: Provides a premium discount for commercial motor vehicles with dashboard cameras and telematics systems

Took effect 1 January 2026

LD 2068: An Act To Bring The Law Governing Emergency Equipment For Trucks And Truck Tractors Into Alignment With The Federal Motor Carrier Laws

A truck or truck tractor with a registration for operation with gross vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds must be equipped with 2 red flags, 3 flares and 3 reflective triangles. When disabled on a public way during hours lights are required, the operator shall place reflective triangles at specified distances from the vehicle.

LD 1276: An Act To Align Intrastate Commercial Motor Vehicle Insurance Requirements With Federal Standards

Insurers must provide a combined single limit of $750,000 for intrastate commercial motor vehicle liability insurance policies. This requirement applies to all policies executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued or renewed in Maine on or after January 1, 2026.

HB 189: Drunk Driving - Commercial Driver's Licenses - Disqualification From Driving

The Motor Vehicle Administration shall disqualify individuals from driving commercial motor vehicles for 1 year if convicted of drunk driving offenses while operating commercial vehicles, or if they drive or attempt to drive any motor vehicle with alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater while holding a commercial license. Disqualification periods extend to 3 years for hazardous material transport violations and lifetime for two or more separate violations.

Took effect 1 October 2025

SB 187: Drunk Driving - Commercial Driver's Licenses - Disqualification From Driving

The Motor Vehicle Administration shall disqualify individuals from driving commercial motor vehicles for one year if convicted of drunk driving offenses while operating commercial vehicles, or if they drive or attempt to drive a commercial motor vehicle with blood or breath alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater. Disqualification extends to three years if hazardous materials were being transported.

Took effect 1 October 2025

HB 708: Allow all persons serving in the reserves to be eligible for certain CDL waiver

The department may waive the skills test, knowledge test, or both for a commercial driver's license if an applicant is a current or former military service member, including persons serving full-time in a reserve component, and meets specified conditions regarding military vehicle operation experience, civilian license history, and driving record.

SB 22: Revise class d motor carrier deadline adjustment laws

The commission must set a hearing on a motor carrier certificate application for not later than 90 days after receipt of a protest or hearing request, extending the previous 60-day deadline. The commission may deny a Class D motor carrier application without a public hearing if prior investigation found public convenience and necessity do not require the service, unless the applicant presents facts showing material changes in conditions.

LB 781: Adopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers and change civil penalties against certain motor carriers

The act updates Nebraska's adoption by reference of federal motor vehicle laws to January 1, 2026. Motor carriers transporting persons or property must comply with federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act and Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act requirements. Drivers must not operate commercial motor vehicles in violation of out-of-service orders.

LB 398: Adopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers, provide for Arbor Day license plates and certain trailer license plates, change fees and fee distribution provisions for license plates and records requests related to motor vehicles and motor vehicle operators, change provisions relating to commercial driver’s licenses and CLP-commercial learner’s permits, and provide duties for successors in interest of certain railroad property

The Department of Motor Vehicles must issue permanent trailer license plates for commercial fertilizer trailers and Arbor Day license plates. The department must increase fees for records requests and change fee distributions for license plates. Successors in interest of railroad property must perform duties as specified in the act.

HB 1252: requiring the department of safety to only administer tests for commercial driver's licenses in English and prohibiting the assistance of an interpreter during such tests.

The department of safety must administer both knowledge and skills tests for commercial driver licenses in English only. Interpreters are prohibited during both tests except for federally mandated exemptions under 49 C.F.R. part 391. Applicants must understand and respond to verbal commands in English.

Took effect 31 August 2026

SB 500: relative to restroom access for certain commercial motor vehicle operators.

Covered establishments must grant commercial drivers access to covered restroom facilities when delivering or waiting to be loaded with goods. Terminal operators must provide a sufficient number of covered restrooms for covered drayage truck operators in areas they typically access, including parking for vehicles.

HM 29: Driver's licenses & diabetes

Requests the legislative health and human services committee to examine New Mexico's driver's license rules for people with diabetes, assess whether rules can be revised to be less burdensome while maintaining safety, and develop legislation based on findings.

HB 1093: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 39-06.2-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to commercial driver's licenses; and to declare an emergency.

SB 1932: Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; authorizing certain representation in administrative hearing. Effective date.

A motor carrier organized as a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or partnership may be represented by an officer, member, manager, or partner of the entity during an Oklahoma Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act administrative hearing if the motor carrier chooses not to be represented by an attorney.

Took effect 1 November 2026

SB 20: Commercial driver licenses; creating the Secure Roads and Safe Trucking Act of 2025. Emergency.

Operators of commercial motor vehicles must possess a valid commercial driver license and proof of citizenship. Commercial motor vehicle operators must demonstrate proficiency in English sufficient to converse with the public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.

SB 997: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in motor carrier safety, further providing for Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.

Increases the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee from 31 to 32 members by adding one member of the Pennsylvania Online Messengers Association Board of Directors to the 24 public members appointed by the Governor.

Took effect 31 May 2026

HB 5231: An act relating to motor and other vehicles -- rhode island uniform commercial driver's license act

Trade schools and education programs offering commercial motor vehicle instruction, and entities employing certified commercial driving instructors, must offer and include industry-specific training on recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking as part of the commercial driver training course curriculum. The postsecondary commissioner shall ensure these instruction requirements are met and annually review and update the training.

SB 164: require that any holder of a commercial driver license in this state must be proficient in the English language, and to provide a penalty therefor.

A person may not be issued a commercial driver license unless that person has demonstrated proficiency in the English language as required in 49 C.F.R. § 391.11. The department shall determine English language proficiency by administering all knowledge and skills tests in English. A law enforcement officer must determine whether a driver has sufficient English language proficiency when the driver is cited for a traffic offense or involved in a traffic accident.

Took effect 1 July 2026

SB 180: modify requirements regarding nondomiciled commercial driver licenses.

The department must issue nondomiciled commercial learner's permits or commercial driver licenses only to individuals with H-2A, H-2B, or E-2 visa status or domiciled in US territories with such visas. The department must query the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system, retain application documents for two years, match expiration dates to form I-94 or I-94A, require in-person renewal with valid authorization evidence, and downgrade licenses when holders become ineligible.

Took effect 1 July 2026

SB 10: revise a provision related to the adoption of federal motor carrier regulations.

South Dakota adopts specified federal motor carrier safety and hazardous materials regulations as amended through January 1, 2026. Drivers and motor carriers must comply with these regulations, with modifications: intrastate operations are included; drivers must be at least twenty-one years old for interstate commerce or hazardous material transport, or eighteen years old otherwise.

Took effect 1 July 2026

HB 1161: allow additional forms to verify military service for a veteran designation on a commercial driver license or commercial learner's permit.

The Department of Motor Vehicles must indicate a veteran designation on a commercial driver license or commercial learner's permit if the licensee or permit holder is a veteran, has requested the designation, and has provided proof of military service and honorable discharge by submitting one of six specified documents: a county veterans service officer certificate, National Guard Form NGB-22, Uniformed Services Identification card, or military Forms DD-2, DD-2A, or DD-214.

Took effect 1 July 2025

SB 1: update references to certain federal motor carrier regulations.

South Dakota adopts specified federal motor carrier regulations as amended through January 1, 2025, with modifications. Drivers and motor carriers must comply with these regulations, except intrastate operators of vehicles with two or fewer axles or gross vehicle weight rating not exceeding twenty-six thousand pounds not transporting hazardous materials or more than fifteen passengers are exempt from parts 390 to 397.

Took effect 1 July 2025

SB 2: increase civil penalties for commercial driver violations.

Employers are subject to civil in rem proceedings for violations of subdivision 32-12A-5(4) and subdivision 32-12A-5(3). Drivers convicted of violating an out-of-service order pursuant to section 32-12A-8.1 are subject to civil penalties in addition to disqualification.

Took effect 1 July 2025

SB 1748: Motor Vehicles - As enacted, revises law relative to out-of-service orders issued to commercial drivers and related penalties. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65, Chapter 15.

Employers of commercial drivers must ensure drivers can read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the public, understand traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records as required by 49 CFR 391.11(b)(2). The commissioner shall suspend the commercial driver license of drivers unable to meet this standard until they pass an English language proficiency test administered by the department of safety.

Takes effect 1 January 2027

SB 1673: Comptroller, State - As enacted, adds to the list of companies for which the comptroller of the treasury may assess for taxation, and for state, county, and municipal purposes, all of the properties within the state owned, and all personal property used or leased, motor bus or truck companies, excluding towing companies, that meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 66 and Title 67.

Amends the deadline for persons or entities to file exceptions to comptroller of the treasury assessments from twenty-five days after the first Monday in September, and requires the comptroller to notify filers of actions taken on exceptions.

HB 1546: Driver Licenses - As enacted, removes present law that prohibits a person from being denied a commercial driver license, or being deemed medically unqualified to operate a motor vehicle, based on the failure to meet motor safety carrier regulations because of a medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently requiring insulin, but whose medical history indicates that the insulin controls the diabetes to the extent that the condition is not likely to cause any loss of ability to control a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 4.

Subsections (b) and (c) of Tennessee Code Annotated Section 55-50-411 shall not apply to a person who holds a commercial driver license and is certified as medically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to 49 CFR 391.43 if that certificate is issued by a medical examiner certified by the federal motor carrier safety administration and listed on the national registry of certified medical examiners in accordance with 49 CFR Part 390, Subpart D.

HB 4804: Relating to the revocation of a driver's license or personal identification certificate and to disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle.

The department shall automatically revoke a driver's license or personal identification certificate issued to a person who is subject to registration requirements under Chapter 62 or 65 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and fails to apply for renewal as required by Article 62.060, 62.2021, or 65.058, Code of Criminal Procedure, as applicable.

Took effect 1 September 2025

HB 1672: Relating to the appeal of certain actions by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles related to motor carriers.

A motor carrier may appeal to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles a denial of registration, renewal, reregistration, revocation, suspension, or probation placement within 26 days after the department issues notice of the action. The department must adopt rules governing appeal requirements and procedures.

HB 118: Driver Training Schools for Commercial Driver License Amendments

CDL applicants must sign an acknowledgment that they can read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the public, understand traffic signs, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports. CDL driver training schools and third party testers must notify the division when applicants fail skills tests or fail to test due to English language proficiency.

Took effect 6 May 2026

SB 251: Commercial Vehicle Registration Amendments

The division may issue a conditional registration for a new commercial motor vehicle to a passenger rental car establishment that lacks a manufacturer's statement of origin but possesses the vehicle and has paid applicable taxes and fees, provided a qualified identification number inspector has physically inspected and recorded the vehicle's identification number.

Took effect 1 July 2025

SB 59: Commercial Driver License Revisions

36-0123: An act amending title 20 Virgin Islands Code, part II, chapter 43, subchapter I, section 493 making it unlawful for a person who has 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his blood to operate a commercial motor vehicle, and making it unlawful for a person under the age of 21 years who has any detectable amount of alcohol in his blood, to operate a motor vehicle

A person who has 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his blood must not operate a commercial motor vehicle. A person under the age of 21 years who has any detectable amount of alcohol in his blood must not operate a motor vehicle.

HB 1290: Commercial motor vehicle; expands definition.

Amends the definition of commercial motor vehicle in Virginia law by reenacting § 46.2-341.4 to update and clarify the definitions of terms related to commercial driver's licenses and commercial motor vehicles.

Took effect 1 July 2026

HB 498: Motor carrier violations; authority of law-enforcement officers.

Persons operating or permitting operation of trucks, tractor trucks, trailers, or semitrailers exceeding 7,500 pounds gross weight must ensure proper registration, certificate of title, license plates, decals, Unified Carrier Registration System compliance, and adherence to size limitations. Violations are detected at permanent weighing stations.

Took effect 1 July 2026

HB 2410: Establishing a commercial truck safety and education council.

Establishes the Washington state commercial truck safety and education council within the traffic safety commission to recommend programs improving commercial truck safety through driver education and training. Increases the commercial vehicle safety enforcement fee from $16 to $32 and creates an account to fund council activities.

HB 4756: To provide automatic treble damages anytime a non-English speaking commercial truck driver causes an accident in WV

Commercial truck drivers who do not comprehend English must pay automatic treble compensatory damages for all damages and medical expenses caused by any accident they cause while operating a commercial truck in West Virginia. The driver and the company employing the driver are jointly liable.

SB 1059: Relating to agreements between solid waste motor carriers and commercial customers

All agreements between a solid waste motor carrier and a commercial customer must be in writing and drafted in accordance with the commission's rules and general orders governing such agreements. Agreements may have a term of more than one year.

SB 267: Extending time for renewal and restoration of commercial driver's licenses

Amends West Virginia commercial driver's license law to allow persons whose licenses were downgraded due to expired medical certification to restore their license within five years by presenting valid current medical certification, without retaking initial issuance procedures and tests.

SB 783: Relating to: the commercial driver training grant program. (FE)

Applicants for commercial driver training grants must provide or pay for training to state residents that satisfies 49 CFR part 380 subparts F and G, be listed on the Training Provider Registry, operate one or more facilities in the state listed in that registry, and ensure trainees obtain initial commercial driver licenses in the state after March 23, 2024.

AB 271: Relating to: camera monitor systems as an alternative to mirrors for commercial motor vehicles.

Allows commercial motor vehicles to use camera monitor systems approved by the federal motor carrier safety administration as an alternative to mirrors, notwithstanding existing state law and federal regulations.

HB 32: English proficiency-commercial motor vehicle drivers.

Operators of commercial vehicles must demonstrate proficiency in the English language in accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 391.11(b)(2). No operator of a commercial vehicle shall operate a commercial vehicle within Wyoming if unable to demonstrate such proficiency.

HB 28: Commercial driver's licenses-revisions.

The department of transportation may waive knowledge or skills tests for commercial driver license applicants meeting departmental requirements aligned with federal standards. Expunged records of minor driver license suspensions for controlled substance or alcohol violations may be considered for commercial motor vehicle disqualification purposes.