Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB126
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to background checks on the sale or transfer of firearms.
Subject: Corrections Impact: Background Checks: Firearms and Weapons: Police, State: Local Mandate
Description: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to require background checks for private firearms sales and transfers; amend KRS 237.990 to establish a penalty for violations.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: to Committee on Committees (H)
Last Action Date: January 7, 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 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 |
| 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
