Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB312
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons.
Subject: State Agencies: Sheriffs: Children and Minors: Firearms and Weapons: Police, State: Corrections Impact: Local Mandate: Administrative Regulations and Proceedings
Description: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define "provisional license" and "standard license"; authorize the Department of Kentucky State Police (KSP) to issue provisional licenses to carry concealed firearms and other deadly weapons to persons who are 18 to 20 years of age; require KSP to provide notice of expiration of provisional licenses and an application to switch from a provisional license to a standard license; allow the provisional license holder to apply by paper to his or her sheriff or online to KSP for a standard license; allow KSP to promulgate administrative regulations to administer provisional and standard license issuance.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: to Committee on Committees (H)
Last Action Date: January 12, 2026
Sponsors
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12 sponsors: Savannah Maddox (R); Josh Calloway (R); Steven Doan (R); Ryan Dotson (R); Patrick Flannery (R); Deanna Frazier Gordon (R); Mark Hart (R); Candy Massaroni (R); Marianne Proctor (R); Felicia Rabourn (R); T.J. Roberts (R); Richard White (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 12% (12 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 12, 2026 | introduced in House |
| House | Jan 12, 2026 | 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
