Law changes

Kei truck law changes

Every dated change on our state pages, newest first: laws passed, laws that took effect, bills that died, and bills to watch. Each one links to the state’s page, where the official sources are.

Latest

The latest kei truck law changes

The changes that matter most right now. Dates in the future are laws already passed that start later.

  1. Jan. 1, 2028Colorado: The DMV starts taking kei title and registration applications.
  2. July 2026Alaska: SB 239 became law: 25+ year imports get a regular title and registration.
  3. July 1, 2026Vermont: Act 153 took effect: kei vehicles register as pleasure cars or farm trucks, up to 130 inches long.
  4. May 1, 2026Rhode Island: H 8510, to reopen registration, went to committee.
  5. Apr. 10, 2026Kansas: HB 2262, to open some state highways to micro utility trucks, died in committee.
  6. March 31, 2026Georgia: The Senate tabled HB 957 (it had passed the House 162⁠–⁠5), and the session ended without it.
  7. March 6, 2026Oregon: HB 4063 died when the session ended. Supporters plan to try again in 2027.
  8. Jan. 2026Wisconsin: Owners reported DMV letters denying kei registrations.
  9. June 27, 2025Kentucky: SB 63 took effect: counties and cities can opt in.
  10. June 20, 2025Texas: SB 1816 was signed and took effect the same day: regular title and plates.
  11. May 14, 2025Georgia: HB 308, to allow kei vehicles, passed both houses, but the governor vetoed it.
  12. May 9, 2025Colorado: Gov. Polis signed HB25-1281: plates from Jan. 1, 2028.
  13. Nov. 2024Michigan: The Secretary of State reversed course: 25+ year kei vehicles get on-road titles again.
  14. Sept. 18, 2024Massachusetts: The RMV restarted kei registrations.
Bills

Kei truck bills we follow

Bills that could change, or could have changed, a state’s answer, including ones that died. This is their status as we last recorded it; the bill page has today’s status.

  • Georgia, HB 957Would allow kei truck registration; passed the House 162-5 (Feb. 2026), then the Senate tabled it on Mar. 31, 2026 and the session ended without it. Watch for a new bill in 2027. Bill page ↗
  • Kansas, HB 2262Mini-truck road use on some state highways; died in committee Apr. 10, 2026. Watch the 2027 session. Bill page ↗
  • Minnesota, HF 1832Would let local ordinance allow mini-trucks on roads without a permit; referred to committee Mar. 3, 2025 with no action since (Senate companion SF 2207 also stalled in committee); 2026 committee deadlines have passed. Bill page ↗
  • Virginia, HB 219Continued to 2027 in House Transportation Committee on Jan. 29, 2026 (after a subcommittee voted to continue it); can be taken up in the 2027 session. Bill page ↗
  • Rhode Island, H 8510To lift the ban; went to committee May 1, 2026, with no action found after that. Bill page ↗
By state

Kei truck law history, state by state

22 states have a law history on their page (59 dated steps), A to Z, oldest first within each state. States with no history on their page have not changed their kei truck rules in a way we could date.

Jump to a state: Alaska Colorado Delaware Georgia Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Nebraska Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Texas Utah Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

Alaska

Alaska kei truck rules →
  1. Apr. 29, 2026The Senate passed SB 239, 20–0.
  2. May 18, 2026The House passed it 39–0, and the Senate then agreed to the changes.
  3. July 2026Now law. The DMV's foreign vehicles page cites it (AS 28.10.068 and 28.10.221(e)).

Colorado

Colorado kei truck rules →
  1. May 9, 2025Gov. Polis signed HB25-1281.
  2. July 1, 2027The law's listed effective date.
  3. Jan. 1, 2028The DMV starts taking kei title and registration applications.

Delaware

Delaware kei truck rules →
  1. Dec. 18, 2023The Superior Court upheld the DMV's refusal to title a 1997 Minicab.

Georgia

Georgia kei truck rules →
  1. 2023DOR Policy Bulletin MVD-2023-05 told tag offices not to title or register kei vehicles.
  2. May 14, 2025HB 308, to allow kei vehicles, passed both houses, but the governor vetoed it. Reports say the Senate had added unrelated language.
  3. Feb. 9, 2026HB 957, allowing 25+ year imports on local roads, passed the House 162–5.
  4. March 31, 2026The Senate tabled HB 957, and the session ended without it.

Indiana

Indiana kei truck rules →
  1. 2010The Indiana House first passed a bill to allow mini-trucks on local roads.
  2. 2015HEA 1047 became law: mini-truck title, plate and a $30 excise tax.

Iowa

Iowa kei truck rules →
  1. Jan. 14, 2026HF 2075 was filed and sent to the Transportation committee.

Kansas

Kansas kei truck rules →
  1. 2025HB 2262 filed to open some state highways to micro utility trucks.
  2. Apr. 10, 2026HB 2262 died in committee.

Kentucky

Kentucky kei truck rules →
  1. June 27, 2025SB 63 took effect.
  2. Oct. 2025Barren County approved them on certain roads.

Louisiana

Louisiana kei truck rules →
  1. 2010SB 48 and HB 140 created the mini-truck rules.
  2. June 2018OMV last revised its mini-truck policy.

Maine

Maine kei truck rules →
  1. June 2021Maine changed its off-road vehicle definition.
  2. 2023LD 63, to let 25-year imports on the road, didn't become law.
  3. May 2025LD 1209 created a working group on nonconforming vehicles, including mini trucks.
  4. Nov. 2026We found no change to the rule.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts kei truck rules →
  1. Mid-2024The RMV canceled kei registrations and stopped new ones.
  2. Sept. 17, 2024After owner backlash, the RMV announced it would register kei vehicles again.
  3. Sept. 18, 2024Kei registrations restarted.

Michigan

Michigan kei truck rules →
  1. 2019A new "assembled vehicle" definition was later used against kei trucks.
  2. 2024Michigan denied new kei registrations and revoked some.
  3. Nov. 2024The Secretary of State reversed course: 25+ year kei vehicles get on-road titles again.

Nebraska

Nebraska kei truck rules →
  1. 2010LB 650 made minitrucks legal on most Nebraska roads.
  2. 2012LB 898 updated the minitruck definition.

Oregon

Oregon kei truck rules →
  1. 2025SB 1213 to allow kei trucks died in committee.
  2. Jan. 2026Democrats and Republicans teamed up on a new bill.
  3. Feb. 2, 2026HB 4063 was introduced and sent to the Transportation committee.
  4. March 6, 2026The session ended without a vote; the bill had missed the Feb. 16 committee deadline. Supporters plan to try again in 2027.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania kei truck rules →
  1. Dec. 1, 2021PennDOT grandfathered existing mini truck registrations and stopped new ones.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island kei truck rules →
  1. 2021The DMV began refusing kei registrations.
  2. May 2024The DMV asked remaining owners to turn in registrations again.
  3. June 28, 2024The 2024 law (S 2693, with House version H 8013) became law without the governor's signature.
  4. July 1, 2024The law took effect (the start date in the bill). Trucks registered before June 1, 2024 may keep renewing.
  5. May 1, 2026H 8510, to reopen registration, went to committee.

Texas

Texas kei truck rules →
  1. Before 2024Many county offices wouldn't title them, so most stayed on ranches and deer leases.
  2. 2024Owners were still turned away. A group called Lone Star Kei pushed the state, and in April 2024 TxDMV agreed to title them.
  3. Spring 2025SB 1816 passed 31–0 in the Senate and 142–0 in the House.
  4. June 20, 2025Signed by the governor and in force the same day, because it passed with more than two-thirds of each house. TxDMV says kei trucks are titled and registered under its normal rules.

Utah

Utah kei truck rules →
  1. March 2024The governor signed HB 441.
  2. Jan. 1, 2025Novel vehicle registration began.
  3. 2025Utah reported 231 kei vehicles registered as novel vehicles.

Vermont

Vermont kei truck rules →
  1. Jan. 2026A Senate committee heard that the DMV gave owners mixed answers on kei trucks.
  2. June 16, 2026Gov. Scott signed S.326, now Act 153.
  3. July 1, 2026The kei rules took effect.

Virginia

Virginia kei truck rules →
  1. Feb. 25, 2025The DMV updated its import policy, VLIC-3.330.
  2. Jan. 29, 2026HB 219, a kei vehicle bill, was continued to 2027 in committee.

West Virginia

West Virginia kei truck rules →
  1. Mar. 25, 2020SB 690 was signed into law.
  2. 2021The DMV's rule for special purpose vehicles (91CSR25) was filed.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin kei truck rules →
  1. Dec. 13, 20132013 Wisconsin Act 103 became law.
  2. 2013–2025Owners report registering kei trucks, some on collector plates.
  3. Jan. 2026Owners reported DMV letters denying kei registrations.
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