Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB315
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to firearms.
Subject: Local Mandate: Corrections Impact: Administrative Regulations and Proceedings: Crimes and Punishments: Firearms and Weapons: Police, State: Public Safety: State Agencies
Description: Amend KRS 527.010 to define "assault weapon," "bump stock," and "machine gun"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to establish the offense of possession of an assault weapon as a Class D felony; provide exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to establish the offense of possession of a machine gun; provide exceptions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to allow a person who lawfully owns an assault weapon before the effective date of the Act to apply to the commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police for a certificate of possession; amend KRS 237.104 to conform.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: to Committee on Committees (H)
Last Action Date: January 12, 2026
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: George Brown (D); Beverly Chester-Burton (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (2 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
