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Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB331

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT relating to firearms.

Subject: Courts, District: Crimes and Punishments: Firearms and Weapons: Peace Officers and Law Enforcement: Police, City and County: Police, State: Property: Public Advocate: Purchasing: Attorney, County: Attorneys: Civil Procedure: Public Protection: Corrections Impact: Local Mandate

Description: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; allow law enforcement officers to petition a court to issue an extreme risk protection order when a respondent poses a present danger of causing serious physical injury to themselves or others through purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm; establish procedures for the filing, review, hearing, termination, or renewal of the petition and orders; provide court processes and evidentiary standards; allow entry of the orders into law enforcement systems; prescribe issuance and service procedures for resulting protection orders; establish procedures for the surrender, storage, transfer, and return of firearms; establish penalties; create new sections of KRS Chapter 16 to direct the Kentucky State Police to establish the Kentucky Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List to prohibit the possession, sale, or transfer of firearms to individuals who voluntarily request to be added the list; prescribe procedures for application for entry and removal from the list; establish penalties; amend KRS 16.220 to direct proceeds of an auctioned firearm confiscated pursuant to a protective order to go to the firearm owner; amend KRS 237.110 to exclude persons subject to an extreme risk protection order from eligibility for a license to carry a concealed weapon; amend KRS 431.015 to allow warrantless arrest for violation of an extreme risk protection order; amend KRS 431.076 to allow expungement of records of dismissed petitions.

Session: 2024 Regular Session

Last Action: to Committee on Committees (H)

Last Action Date: January 22, 2024

Sponsors

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8 sponsors: Lisa Willner (D); Keturah Herron (D); Chad Aull (D); Beverly Chester-Burton (D); Daniel Grossberg (D); Nima Kulkarni (D); Josie Raymond (D); Rachel Roberts (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 8% (8 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 22, 2024 introduced in House
House Jan 22, 2024 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

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