04/25/2026
As the Senate closed out its business on April 15, we are left aggravated, heartbroken, and deeply disappointed. After a full year of hard work to push Troy’s Law forward, after seeing it gain support and after getting it through the House, we still cannot understand why the Senate chose not to truly take it up, put it in committee, or move it forward in any meaningful way.
That is what hurts the most.
This was not a bill asking for millions of dollars. It was not a bill requiring new funding. It was a common-sense piece of legislation that could have helped protect the blue-collar men and women of Kentucky’s towing industry while they work dangerous roads every single day.
And yet, when the time came to act, the Senate fell silent.
Let me be clear: this is not about tearing down any other bill that moved forward. There were many important bills this session. But when a bill that costs taxpayers nothing, asks for no funding, and has the potential to help save lives is left sitting without action, it forces you to ask a hard question:
How much does the towing industry really matter to the people in Frankfort?
Campaign season is always full of talk about supporting blue-collar workers. Full of promises. Full of praise for the hardworking men and women who keep this state moving. But when the towing industry needed lawmakers to stand up, speak up, and show up, too many stayed quiet.
So where do we go from here?
Do we quit? No.
Do we stay silent? No.
Do we keep pushing? Absolutely.
Because this fight is bigger than one session. Bigger than one disappointment. Bigger than one door being closed in our face.
We owe it to every tow operator who puts their life on the line on the side of Kentucky highways. We owe it to every family that worries when their loved one heads out on a call. And we owe it to Troy’s memory to keep going.
We may be discouraged today, but we are not done.
Troy’s Law matters. The towing industry matters. And we will continue to push until the people in Frankfort are finally forced to recognize that.
