Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB168
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to preserving the right of Kentuckians to own and use firearms and declaring an emergency.
Description: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to state legislative findings; set forth relevant sections of the Constitution of the United States, Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, and decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, relating to the right to keep and bear arms; provide that the General Assembly is concerned about possible federal contravention of rights guaranteed under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; specify that the Commonwealth of Kentucky does not recognize federal statutes, regulations, and other actions which deny or abridge the right to keep and bear arms; require the General Assembly to take action to protect constitutional rights.
Session: 2013 Regular Session
Last Action: reassigned to Judiciary (H)
Last Action Date: February 12, 2013
Sponsors
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41 sponsors: Damron, Robert R.; Gooch Jr., Jim; Bell, Johnny; Benvenuti III, Robert;Bratcher, Kevin D.; Couch, Tim; Coursey, Will; Dossett, Myron; Embry Jr., C.B.; Fischer, Joseph M.; Greer, Jeff; Harmon, Mike; Henderson, Richard; Imes, Kenny;Kerr, Thomas Robert; King, Martha Jane; Lee, Stan;Linder, Brian;Donna Mayfield; Meade , David;Michael Lee Meredith; Montell, Brad; Moore, Tim; Osborne, David; Ryan Quarles; Rader, Marie L.; Rand, Rick; Richards, Jody; Rowland, Bart;Rudy, Steven; Santoro, Sal; Shell, Jonathan;St. Onge, Diane;Steele, Fitz; Stewart, Jim; Stone, Wilson; Turner, Tommy; Ben Waide; Watkins, Gerald;Webber, Russell;Wuchner, Addia Kathryn;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 41% (41 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 12, 2013 | reassigned to Judiciary (H) |
| House | Feb 6, 2013 | to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) |
| House | Feb 5, 2013 | introduced in House |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Draft | 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
