Firearms And Weapons
Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to public protection. [HB-194]
Amend KRS 237.115 to allow persons with valid concealed deadly weapons licenses or temporary permits to carry concealed weapons on public postsecondary property and remove criminal penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Moore
Posted In Committee on 02/07/2019
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AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons. [HB-610]
Amend KRS 183.8811, 527.020, and 527.070 to permit concealed carry deadly weapon licensees to carry concealed deadly weapons in all locations, except private property, federal property, jails, courtrooms, and sheriff or police offices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Goforth
To Judiciary (h) on 03/04/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to public safety. [HB-629]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 17 to establish the Office of Violence Prevention and detail requirements thereof.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kelly Flood
To Veterans, Military Affairs, And Public Protection (h) on 03/04/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons. [HB-529]
Repeal KRS 237.115 interpreting the application of the concealed carry deadly weapon licensing statute to postsecondary facilities and also permitting state and local governments to pass legislation limiting concealed carry in buildings controlled by that government; amend various sections to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Hart
Posted In Committee on 03/03/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the use of state property. [SB-223]
Amend KRS 56.463 to require the Finance and Administration Cabinet to prohibit any person from concealing his or her identity with a mask or hood while carrying a firearm, deadly weapon, or other dangerous instrument when visiting state buildings, unless the person obtains the written permission of the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet; specify that existing statutes or regulations remain in effect unless they are in direct conflict.
Sponsored by: Sen. Morgan McGarvey
To State & Local Government (s) on 03/02/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to constables. [SB-229]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 70 to establish the status of certified constables and certified deputy constables; require 40-hour mandatory annual training for constables and deputy constables; require the Kentucky Constable Association to develop and maintain in-service education courses, offered at night and on weekends throughout the year in various regions across the Commonwealth; courses shall include but are not limited to firearms qualification, emergency vehicle operations, and defensive driving; constables and deputy constable seeking
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Wise
To State & Local Government (s) on 03/02/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms. [HB-259]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to make it a crime to unlawfully store a firearm; establish elements of the crime for recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class B misdemeanor unless a physical injury or death results, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To Judiciary (h) on 01/17/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION urging the General Assembly to oppose the adoption of a "Red Flag" law, or any legislation intended to infringe upon a law-abiding citizen's right to keep and bear arms as afforded by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. [HR-45]
Urge the General Assembly to oppose the adoption of a "Red Flag" law or other legislation infringing on the right to keep and bear arms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Meredith
Posted In Committee on 01/24/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-192]
Amend KRS 527.010 to define "assault weapons" and "large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to criminalize possession and transfer of unregistered large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to establish a large-capacity ammunition-feeding device registration program under the Department of Kentucky State Police and to authorize a fee and trust account and make an appropriation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to criminalize the possession of unregistered assault
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To Judiciary (h) on 01/09/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms and declaring an emergency. [HB-45]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to specify definitions for "assault weapons," "large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices," and "ammunition sellers"; require background checks for private firearms sales; require reporting to law enforcement of firearm and ammunition thefts and losses; require the safe storage of firearms; amend KRS 395.250 to require an estate's inventory to list each firearm; amend KRS 403.735 to require judges, when issuing an order of protection, to consider whether a person against whom the order is entered should be prohibited
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Sponsored by: Rep. Reginald Meeks
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearm storage. [SB-32]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to make it a crime to unlawfully store a firearm; establish elements of the crime for recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class B misdemeanor unless a physical injury results, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 01/08/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to carrying concealed weapons. [HB-31]
Repeal KRS 237.109, which provides authorization to carry concealed deadly weapons without a license; amend KRS 527.020 and 237.115 to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Reginald Meeks
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms possession. [HB-76]
Amend KRS 527.010 to define "domestic abuse offense," "domestic violence protective order," and "physical force"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to create the crimes of possession of a firearm by a convicted domestic abuser and possession of a firearm by the subject of a domestic violence protective order; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to require the surrender of firearms by people subject to protective orders or convicted of specified crimes; amend KRS 403.740 and 456.060 to require courts to inform the subject of a domestic
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to firearms and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-130]
Amend KRS 527.010 to define "assault weapons" and "large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to criminalize possession and transfer of large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to criminalize the possession of unregistered assault weapons and to require the owners of registered assault weapons to store the weapons in a manner which renders them inoperable to unauthorized users; create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to establish the assault weapons registration program
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jeffery Donohue
Introduced In House on 01/07/2020