Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB78
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to firearms liability protections and declaring an emergency.
Subject: Civil Procedure: Effective Dates, Emergency: Firearms and Weapons: Short Titles and Popular Names: Attorney General: Federal Laws and Regulations: Civil Actions
Description: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; establish liability protections for manufacturers and sellers of firearms against specified legal actions arising from criminal or unlawful use of firearms or ammunition; establish criteria for proceedings including timelines and burden of proof; establish a civil cause of action for violation of the extended protections for manufacturers and sellers and delineate available damages; provide the Attorney General with enforcement authority; provide that the Act may be cited as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms (PLCAA) Clarification Act of 2026; EMERGENCY.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026
Last Action Date: March 13, 2026
Sponsors
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9 sponsors: T.J. Roberts (R); Wade Williams (R); Josh Calloway (R); Vanessa Grossl (R); John Hodgson (R); William Lawrence (R); Derek Lewis (R); Kimberly Moser (R); Mitch Whitaker (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (9 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 13, 2026 | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026 |
| House | Mar 12, 2026 | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| House | Mar 11, 2026 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) |
| House | Jan 14, 2026 | to Judiciary (H) |
| House | Jan 7, 2026 | introduced in House |
| House | Jan 7, 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 |
| House Committee Substitute | House Committee Substitute 1 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
