Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB18
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to the safe ownership of firearms.
Subject: Peace Officers and Law Enforcement: Children and Minors: Civil Actions: Firearms and Weapons: Parental Rights: Police, City and County: Police, State: Public Safety: Sheriffs: Trade Practices and Retailing: Local Mandate
Description: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define "ammunition" and "firearm"; require an owner or other person lawfully in possession of a firearm or any person who sells ammunition to report the loss or theft of the firearm or ammunition to a law enforcement agency; create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to establish civil liability against a person who fails to report the loss or theft of a firearm if knowingly another person is injured by the use of the lost or stolen firearm; establish civil liability against a person who furnishes a firearm to a minor if the minor causes the injury or death of another by the use of the firearm; amend KRS 411.155 to conform.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: to Committee on Committees (H)
Last Action Date: January 6, 2026
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Lindsey Burke (D); Adrielle Camuel (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 6, 2026 | introduced in House |
| House | Jan 6, 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
