Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB316
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to local firearms control ordinances.
Subject: Charter County Government: Cities: Consolidated Local Governments: Counties: Firearms and Weapons: Local Government: Unified Local Governments
Description: Repeal and reenact KRS 65.870 to allow local governments to enact ordinances regulating firearms, ammunition, components of firearms and ammunition, and firearms accessories; amend KRS 65.1591 and 237.115 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
