Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB581
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to firearms.
Subject: Corrections Impact: Firearms and Weapons: Police, City and County: Police, State: Sheriffs: Public Safety: Local Mandate
Description: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define "safe storage depository" and require an owner or custodian of a firearm to store the firearm in a safe storage depository or render the firearm incapable of being fired using a gun-locking device; require an owner or other person lawfully in possession of a firearm or any person who sells ammunition to report the loss or theft of the firearm or ammunition to a law enforcement agency; amend KRS 237.990 to establish penalties for violations.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: to Judiciary (H)
Last Action Date: February 25, 2025
Sponsors
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16 sponsors: Lindsey Burke (D); Chad Aull (D); Tina Bojanowski (D); George Brown (D); Adrielle Camuel (D); Beverly Chester-Burton (D); Anne Donworth (D); Alan Gentry (D); Erika Hancock (D); Matthew Lehman (D); Adam Moore (D); Rachel Roarx (D); Sarah Stalker (D); Pamela Stevenson (D); Joshua Watkins (D); Lisa Willner (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 16% (16 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 25, 2025 | to Judiciary (H) |
| House | Feb 14, 2025 | introduced in House |
| House | Feb 14, 2025 | to Committee on Committees (H) |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
