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WatchLegislation UpdatesHouse-Passed Cargo Theft Bill Sits in Senate Judiciary as Session Winds Down
Carriers & brokers: a House-passed bill targeting organized cargo theft rings is stalled in Senate Judiciary; watch for committee action before this Congress ends.
Bill tracker
66 key bills tracked, 13 enacted.
REVOKE Act
Last action September 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
REVOKE Act
Congressman Taylor, Figures Introduce REVOKE Act to Crack Down on Chameleon Carriers September 4, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) and Congressman Shomari Figures (AL-02) introduced the Registration Enforcement for Vehicle Op…
Last action September 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
GHOSTRUCK Act
This proposal addresses ELD integrity, hours-of-service compliance and remote manipulation of driver records. It would restrict who may edit or annotate a driver's ELD record by requiring the authorized motor-carrier employee or agent making those changes to b…
Last action June 18, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2026
Last action June 2, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
BUILD America 250 Act
This massive five-year surface transportation reauthorization covers highways, bridges, freight transportation and highway and motor-carrier safety. It addresses broker qualifications originally enacted under MAP-21, FMCSA registration and Principal Place of B…
Last action May 22, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 62 - 2.
Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025
Last action May 20, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
Addresses organized retail and supply-chain crime, including organized cargo theft, through stronger federal criminal enforcement and coordination among federal, state and local agencies.
Last action May 13, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026
Last action May 11, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of suc
SAFER Transport Act
One of the broadest congressional efforts aimed specifically at freight fraud. The legislation addresses FMCSA registration security, fraud detection, motor-carrier identification, CDL and training-provider oversight, enforcement and coordination among agencie…
Last action April 15, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act
Addresses commercial-driver qualifications and CDL integrity, including English-language proficiency, state compliance with federal CDL requirements, driver training and related enforcement. We urge lawmakers to support Dalilah’s Law (H.R. 5688) to restore acc…
Last action March 18, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 26.
SAFER Transport Act
One of the broadest congressional efforts aimed specifically at freight fraud. The legislation addresses FMCSA registration security, fraud detection, motor-carrier identification, CDL and training-provider oversight, enforcement and coordination among agencie…
Last action February 26, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act
Don't let the title fool you. Beyond household-goods fraud, provisions address FMCSA administrative civil-penalty authority, registration enforcement, PPOB, affiliations and state participation in commercial enforcement.
Last action February 23, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.
SAFE Act
Targets reincarnated or "chameleon" carriers that attempt to evade previous safety or enforcement histories by returning under another identity. The legislation calls for development and testing of automated technology capable of identifying potentially connec…
Last action February 13, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Stop Underrides Act 2.0
Addresses underride crashes through additional federal standards, research and advisory work. It is also a good example of why USBCA should remain neutral. Safety advocates, carriers, drivers and equipment manufacturers may reach very different conclusions abo…
Last action February 5, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Stop Underrides Act 2.0
Addresses underride crashes through additional federal standards, research and advisory work. It is also a good example of why USBCA should remain neutral. Safety advocates, carriers, drivers and equipment manufacturers may reach very different conclusions abo…
Last action February 4, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization Act
Addresses commercial-driver safety information and FMCSA's DataQs process, including access to safety information and how challenges to government safety records are reviewed.
Last action January 28, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Cargo Security Innovation Act
Last action December 4, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Safer Truckers Act of 2025
Last action November 18, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Predatory Truck Leasing Prevention Act of 2025
Last action September 18, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act of 2024
H.R. 5337, the Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act of 2024 , would give businesses a defined federal standard for choosing trucking companies. As written: Check three things: The carrier is properly registered, has the legally required insurance, and h…
Last action September 12, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
FAIR Trucking Act
Last action September 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Safer Truckers Act of 2025
Last action September 3, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act of 2025
Would make intentionally staging a collision involving a commercial motor vehicle a federal crime and establish criminal penalties. Staged crashes aren't simply insurance fraud. They put professional drivers and the motoring public in danger.
Last action April 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Trucker Bathroom Access Act
Would require covered shippers, receivers, manufacturers, warehouses and distribution centers to provide qualifying commercial drivers access to existing restroom facilities while loading, unloading or waiting for freight, subject to safety and security limita…
Last action March 31, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Strengthening Supply Chains Through Truck Driver Incentives Act of 2025
Last action March 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act
Would establish dedicated federal grants for commercial motor-vehicle parking projects. Federal HOS rules tell drivers when they must stop. This legislation addresses the other half of the equation: where are they supposed to stop?
Last action February 27, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act
Don't let the title fool you. Beyond household-goods fraud, provisions address FMCSA administrative civil-penalty authority, registration enforcement, PPOB, affiliations and state participation in commercial enforcement.
Last action February 1, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Alabama
Commercial driver licenses; possession of United States work authorization for certain commercial…
Commercial-motor-vehicle enforcement involving driver qualifications, work authorization and English-language requirements.
Last action March 11, 2026: Enacted
Alaska
"An Act relating to commercial motor vehicle licensing examinations; regulating autonomous…
Addresses whether heavy autonomous commercial vehicles must have a qualified human safety operator.
Last action May 17, 2026: (S) REFERRED TO RULES
Arizona
Cargo theft task force
Establishes a Cargo Theft Task Force under the Attorney General and defines cargo theft broadly enough to include freight taken through fraud, deception, misrepresentation or identity manipulation from trucks, trailers, railcars, intermodal containers, warehou…
Last action June 22, 2026: Signed by Governor
Commercial vehicles; operator; lawful presence
Last action June 19, 2026: Vetoed by Governor
Driving on highways; lane regulations
Addresses use of the far-left lane by certain heavy commercial vehicles.
Last action January 13, 2026: House Second Reading
Delaware
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.
Addresses driverless operation of heavy commercial vehicles and human-driver requirements.
Last action May 14, 2025: Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
Florida
Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Would have prohibited certain autonomous delivery of commercial goods without a licensed human operator physically present and required a state study of safety and workforce effects. The 2026 measures died in committee.
Last action March 13, 2026: Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens
Addresses CMV enforcement, driver eligibility, out-of-service authority and motor-carrier responsibility.
Last action March 13, 2026: Died in Messages
Delivery of Commercial Goods by Autonomous Vehicles
Would have prohibited certain autonomous delivery of commercial goods without a licensed human operator physically present and required a state study of safety and workforce effects. The 2026 measures died in committee.
Last action March 13, 2026: Died in Transportation
Indiana
Bureau of motor vehicles.
Addresses English-language proficiency for CDL applicants, including the ability to communicate, understand road signs, respond to officials and complete required reports.
Last action March 12, 2026: Signed by the Governor
Towing matters.
Addresses commercial/private-property towing and requires towing companies to take reasonable steps to prevent further damage or theft involving towed vehicles, including their cargo and contents.
Last action March 4, 2026: Signed by the Governor
Maryland
Vehicle Laws - Dangerous Accumulations of Snow and Ice - Removal From Exposed Vehicle Surfaces…
Addresses snow and ice removal from vehicles, including commercial vehicles, and enhanced consequences where falling material causes damage or injury.
Last action May 26, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 668
Michigan
Crimes: penalties; enhanced penalties for theft of cargo; provide for. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL…
HB5125 creates enhanced criminal penalties for theft of cargo, while HB5126 provides the corresponding sentencing guidelines. The legislation specifically recognizes cargo theft as something warranting treatment beyond ordinary theft statutes.
Last action March 17, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for theft of cargo; create. Amends…
HB5125 creates enhanced criminal penalties for theft of cargo, while HB5126 provides the corresponding sentencing guidelines. The legislation specifically recognizes cargo theft as something warranting treatment beyond ordinary theft statutes.
Last action March 17, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Minnesota
Various transportation-related policies enacted, bridge inspection standards established, active…
Would establish a state program designed to increase safe commercial-motor-vehicle parking through grants and public-private partnerships.
Last action February 26, 2026: Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and Policy
Missouri
Increases the maximum speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour on rural interstates and freeways
Addresses highway speed limits along with commercial-driver documentation and enforcement provisions.
Last action July 13, 2026: Signed by Governor
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Addresses statewide authorization and regulation of autonomous vehicles, including commercial applications.
Last action April 20, 2026: Voted Do Pass (S)
TOWING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
Addresses nonconsensual commercial-vehicle towing, fees, complaint procedures and oversight.
Last action February 24, 2026: Public Hearing Completed (H)
Modifies provisions relating to towing
Addresses insurance and payment issues involving towing and recovery of heavy commercial vehicles and disputed recovery bills.
Last action February 5, 2026: Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
Nebraska
LB561 - Provide restrictions and change provisions related to operation of vehicles carrying raw…
Addresses overweight permits for specified agricultural transportation.
Last action May 15, 2025: Approved by Governor on May 15, 2025
New Hampshire
relative to restroom access for certain commercial motor vehicle operators.
Expands restroom access for commercial drivers at qualifying businesses, shippers, receivers, warehouses and terminals. Washington already has truck-driver restroom-access protections, while Congress is considering H.R. 2514 at the federal level.
Last action June 22, 2026: Signed by the Governor on 06/12/2026; Chapter 136; Effective 08/11/2026
(New Title) relative to the regulation and appeal of motor vehicle towing from public highways and…
Addresses towing rates, records, transparency and procedures for challenging charges.
Last action May 21, 2026: Sen. Gannon Refused to Accede to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13
New Jersey
Requires certain warehouse developments to include adequate number of onsite tractor trailer…
Approaches the problem from the shipper/receiver side by addressing tractor-trailer parking at qualifying new warehouse developments.
Last action January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
Requires DOT to implement highway safety program for increased commercial motor vehicle parking…
Would establish or expand safe truck-parking opportunities near major highways.
Last action January 13, 2026: Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
New York
Requires the department of transportation to provide a list of legal clearance heights for bridges…
Addresses bridge-clearance information intended to help commercial drivers avoid bridge strikes and routing problems.
Last action January 7, 2026: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Requires the department of transportation to provide a list of legal clearance heights for bridges…
Addresses bridge-clearance information intended to help commercial drivers avoid bridge strikes and routing problems. These may look like local traffic issues, but for an interstate carrier operating through dozens of states, the accumulation of different stat…
Last action January 7, 2026: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
North Carolina
Authorize Municipal Deannexation.
Would establish greater oversight of towing companies and charges involving towing, storage, booting and cargo.
Last action August 6, 2026: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Oklahoma
Driver licenses; requiring persons operating motor vehicles to be United States citizens or…
Last action February 16, 2026: Coauthored by Representative Lepak (principal House author)
Commercial motor vehicles; unauthorized migrants; law enforcement; custody; federal transfer…
Last action February 3, 2026: Second Reading referred to Rules
Pennsylvania
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in trade…
Creates an offense addressing unlawful towing and towing-storage-facility practices and imposes penalties.
Last action July 20, 2026: Act No. 46 of 2026
An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in commercial…
Addresses CDL qualification standards, English proficiency, nonresident CDLs, applications, disqualification and penalties.
Last action May 28, 2026: Referred to Transportation
An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in commercial…
Addresses penalties involving commercial drivers who disregard posted truck restrictions.
Last action December 3, 2025: Referred to Transportation
Tennessee
Immigration - As enacted, creates certain offenses for a person who is unlawfully present in the…
Last action May 27, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1070
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes to the law relative to fraudulent freight…
Now enacted as Public Chapter 871 , effective July 1, 2026, The legislation addresses fraudulent freight theft involving deception, impersonation and diversion and tackles jurisdictional and reporting problems that can arise when the broker, carrier, shipper, …
Last action May 4, 2026: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 871
Motor Vehicles - As introduced, increases, to the extent permissible under federal law, the maximum…
Addresses higher allowable weights for specified commercial-vehicle axle configurations.
Last action February 12, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
Texas
Relating to axle weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting aggregates.
Addresses axle-weight tolerances for qualifying freight operations.
Last action February 3, 2025: Referred to Transportation
Utah
Driver Training Schools for Commercial Driver License Amendments
Addresses English-language proficiency involving CDL applicants and Entry-Level Driver Training providers.
Last action March 26, 2026: Governor Signed
Vermont
An act relating to consumer protections related to the towing and storage of vehicles
Would establish requirements governing towing, storage, vehicle security and related practices. The bill specifically addresses protection of a towed vehicle's cargo and contents.
Last action January 23, 2026: Read first time and referred to the Committee on [Commerce and Economic Development]
Wisconsin
the commercial driver training grant program. (FE)
Addresses CDL-training assistance and providers operating within the federal ELDT framework.
Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
the use of oral fluids for preliminary screening of a person suspected of operating a motor vehicle…
Addresses oral-fluid testing where law enforcement suspects impairment, including potential application to commercial drivers.
Last action March 19, 2026: Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
Bill list: the USBCA key-legislation tracker (usbca.com). Status and actions come from each legislature’s official record, checked daily. A bill that is enacted or moves forward is written up as a FreightFiles story from the bill text.