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Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation SB75

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.

Subject: Firearms and Weapons: Police, State: Technical Corrections: Corrections Impact: Local Mandate

Description: Amend KRS 237.109 to lower the age requirement for carrying a concealed and deadly weapon from 21 to 18; amend KRS 237.110 to conform; make technical corrections.

Session: 2025 Regular Session

Last Action: returned to Committee on Committees (H)

Last Action Date: March 11, 2025

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

22 sponsors: Aaron Reed (R); Gary Boswell (R); Jared Carpenter (R); Shelley Frommeyer (R); Jason Howell (R); Scott Madon (R); Stephen Meredith (R); Robert Mills (R); Mike Nemes (R); Matt Nunn (R); Steve Rawlings (R); Craig Richardson (R); Brandon Smith (R); Robert Stivers (R); Brandon Storm (R); Lindsey Tichenor (R); Robin Webb (D); Steve West (R); Phillip Wheeler (R); Gex Williams (R); Mike Wilson (R); George Wise (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 58% (22 of 38)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 11, 2025 returned to Committee on Committees (H)
Senate Mar 11, 2025 3rd reading, passed 26-11
House Mar 11, 2025 received in House
House Mar 11, 2025 to Committee on Committees (H)
House Mar 11, 2025 taken from Committee on Committees (H)
House Mar 11, 2025 1st reading
Senate Mar 11, 2025 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Senate Mar 7, 2025 2nd reading, to Rules
Senate Mar 6, 2025 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Senate Feb 25, 2025 to Judiciary (S)
Senate Feb 14, 2025 to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate Feb 14, 2025 introduced in Senate
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
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
03/11/2025 26 11 0 1 Yes
  • Adams, Julie (R) Nay
  • Berg, Karen (D) Nay
  • Boswell, Gary (R) Nay
  • Carpenter, Jared (R) Yea
  • Carroll, Danny (R) Nay
  • Chambers Armstrong, Casey (D) Nay
  • Deneen, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Douglas, Donald (R) Nay
  • Elkins, Greg (R) Yea
  • Frommeyer, Shelley (R) Yea
  • Girdler, Rick (R) Yea
  • Givens, David (R) Nay
  • Herron, Keturah (D) Nay
  • Higdon, Jimmy (R) Yea
  • Howell, Jason (R) Yea
  • Madon, Scott (R) Yea
  • Mays Bledsoe, Amanda (R) Yea
  • McDaniel, Christian (R) Yea
  • Meredith, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Mills, Robert (R) Yea
  • Neal, Gerald (D) Nay
  • Nemes, Mike (R) Yea
  • Nunn, Matt (R) Yea
  • Rawlings, Steve (R) Yea
  • Reed, Aaron (R) Yea
  • Richardson, Craig (R) Yea
  • Smith, Brandon (R) Absent
  • Stivers, Robert (R) Yea
  • Storm, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Reginald (D) Nay
  • Tichenor, Lindsey (R) Yea
  • Webb, Robin (D) Yea
  • West, Steve (R) Yea
  • Wheeler, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Williams, Jay (R) Yea
  • Wilson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Wise, George (R) Yea
  • Yates, David (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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