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KY HJR22
Joint Resolution
Status
1/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Deanna Frazier Gordon
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AI Summary
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Directs the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to study whether planting mint along highways would deter deer and wildlife from crossing, reduce collisions and fatalities, and impact the natural ecosystem
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Responds to 3,406 deer-vehicle highway collisions in Kentucky in 2024, the highest number recorded in the past five years
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Builds on a 2025 pilot study in central Kentucky that identified hunting pressures, road location, vehicle noise, and roadway slope as significant factors in wildlife-vehicle collisions
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Allows the Cabinet to engage the Kentucky Transportation Center to assist with the study
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Requires findings and recommendations to be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission and Interim Joint Committee on Transportation by October 31, 2026
Legislative Description
A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to study the efficacy of planting mint along highways to mitigate motor vehicle collisions with wildlife.
State Agencies
Last Action
to Transportation (H)
1/20/2026