Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation SB144
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to confiscated firearms.
Subject: Firearms and Weapons: Peace Officers and Law Enforcement: Police, State: Local Mandate
Description: Amend KRS 16.220, relating to firearms confiscated by law enforcement, to provide that firearms which were used in a homicide be destroyed; provide that firearms in the possession of the Department of Kentucky State Police may be destroyed if they have been defaced, are contaminated by hazardous material, unsafe to discharge, or upon request of an innocent owner; amend KRS 500.090, relating to forfeiture of property in criminal cases, to require local law enforcement agencies to destroy firearms that have been used in a homicide; require that all firearms that are transferred to the Department of Kentucky State Police not be intentionally damaged, modified, or disabled by the agency having custody, except as may be necessary for forensic testing; amend KRS 15.440, to require law enforcement agencies to have a written policy and procedures manual relating to the destruction of firearms used in homicides by January 1, 2026.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
Last Action Date: March 6, 2025
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Danny Carroll (R); Karen Berg (D); Keturah Herron (D); Gerald Neal (D); David Yates (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 13% (5 of 38)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 6, 2025 | received in House |
| House | Mar 6, 2025 | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| House | Mar 6, 2025 | to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2025 | 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1) |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2025 | floor amendment (1) filed |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2025 | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025 |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2025 | passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2025 | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2025 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2025 | to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2025 | introduced in Senate |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2025 | to Committee on Committees (S) |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | not available | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Floor Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Third Reading W/sfa1 RSN# 3431 | 03/5/2025 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
