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Passed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB357

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT relating to firearms.

Subject: Effective Dates, Delayed: Firearms and Weapons: Local Government: Attorney General: Banks and Financial Institutions: Short Titles and Popular Names: Local Mandate

Description: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to prohibit financial institutions from requiring the use of a firearms code, discriminating against a firearms retailer as a result of the assignment or nonassignment of a firearms code, and disclosing protected financial information; prohibit keeping or causing to be kept any list, record, or registry of private firearm ownership; allow the Attorney General to enforce provisions; provide that the Act may be cited as the Second Amendment Privacy Act; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.

Session: 2024 Regular Session

Last Action: became law without Governor's Signature

Last Action Date: March 27, 2024

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'.

20 sponsors: Derek Lewis (R); Michael Meredith (R); Adam Bowling (R); Joshua Branscum (R); Josh Bray (R); Emily Callaway (R); Jennifer Henson Decker (R); Robert Duvall (R); Daniel Elliott (R); Patrick Flannery (R); Deanna Frazier Gordon (R); Chris Fugate (R); David Hale (R); Richard Heath (R); Thomas Huff (R); Kimberly Moser (R); Jason Nemes (R); Tom Smith (R); Walker Thomas (R); Wade Williams (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 20% (20 of 100)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 27, 2024 became law without Governor's Signature
House Mar 26, 2024 filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
House Mar 14, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House Mar 14, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House Mar 14, 2024 delivered to Governor
House Mar 13, 2024 received in House
Senate Mar 13, 2024 3rd reading, passed 32-6
Senate Mar 11, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Senate Mar 8, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules
Senate Mar 7, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Senate Mar 1, 2024 to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
Senate Feb 28, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate Feb 28, 2024 received in Senate
House Feb 27, 2024 passed 78-18 with Committee Substitute (1)
House Feb 27, 2024 Floor Amendment (1) ruled out of order
House Feb 27, 2024 3rd reading
House Feb 26, 2024 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
House Feb 22, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules
House Feb 22, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2024
House Feb 21, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
House Jan 30, 2024 to Banking & Insurance (H)
House Jan 24, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H)
House Jan 24, 2024 introduced in House
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
House Committee Substitute House Committee Substitute 1 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Committee Substitute Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment House Floor Amendment 1 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/27/2024 78 18 0 2 Yes
  • Aull, Chad (D) Nay
  • Baker, Shane (R) Yea
  • Banta, Kimberly (R) Yea
  • Bauman, Jared (R) Yea
  • Bentley, Danny (R) Yea
  • Blanton, John (R) Yea
  • Bojanowski, Tina (D) Nay
  • Bowling, Adam (R) Yea
  • Branscum, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Bratcher, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Bratcher, Steve (R) Yea
  • Bray, Josh (R) Yea
  • Bridges, Randall (R) Absent
  • Brown, George (D) Nay
  • Burke, Lindsey (D) Nay
  • Callaway, Emily (R) Yea
  • Calloway, Josh (R) Yea
  • Camuel, Adrielle (D) Nay
  • Chester-Burton, Beverly (D) Nay
  • Clines, Mike (R) Yea
  • Dietz, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Dixon, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Doan, Steven (R) Yea
  • Dossett, Myron (R) Yea
  • Dotson, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Duvall, Robert (R) Yea
  • Elliott, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Fister, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Flannery, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Fleming, Ken (R) Yea
  • Frazier, Deanna (R) Yea
  • Freeland, Chris (R) Yea
  • Fugate, Chris (R) Yea
  • Gentry, Alan (D) Nay
  • Gooch, Jim (R) Yea
  • Graham, Derrick (D) Nay
  • Grossberg, Daniel (D) Nay
  • Hale, David (R) Yea
  • Hart, Mark (R) Yea
  • Heath, Richard (R) Yea
  • Heavrin, Samara (R) Yea
  • Henson Decker, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Herron, Keturah (D) Nay
  • Hodgson, John (R) Yea
  • Huff, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Imes, Mary (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Kevin (R) Absent
  • Johnson, DJ (R) Yea
  • Justice, Jacob (R) Yea
  • King, Kim (R) Yea
  • Koch, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Kulkarni, Nima (D) Nay
  • Lawrence, William (R) Yea
  • Lewis, Derek (R) Yea
  • Lewis, Scott (R) Yea
  • Lockett, Matt (R) Yea
  • Maddox, Savannah (R) Yea
  • Massaroni, Candy (R) Yea
  • McCool, Bobby (R) Yea
  • McPherson, Shawn (R) Yea
  • Meade, David (R) Yea
  • Meredith, Michael (R) Yea
  • Miles, Suzanne (R) Yea
  • Moser, Kimberly (R) Yea
  • Neighbors, Amy (R) Yea
  • Nemes, Jason (R) Yea
  • Osborne, David (R) Yea
  • Palumbo, Ruth (D) Nay
  • Petrie, Jason (R) Yea
  • Pollock, Michael (R) Yea
  • Pratt, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Proctor, Marianne (R) Yea
  • Rabourn, Felicia (R) Yea
  • Rawlings, Steve (R) Yea
  • Raymer, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Raymond, Josie (D) Nay
  • Riley, Steve (R) Yea
  • Roarx, Rachel (D) Nay
  • Roberts, Rachel (D) Nay
  • Rudy, Steven (R) Yea
  • Sharp, Scott (R) Yea
  • Smith, Tom (R) Yea
  • Stalker, Sarah (D) Nay
  • Stevenson, Cherlynn (D) Yea
  • Stevenson, Pamela (D) Nay
  • Tackett Laferty, Ashley (D) Yea
  • Tate, Nancy (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Walker (R) Yea
  • Timoney, Killian (R) Yea
  • Tipton, James (R) Yea
  • Truett, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Tyler Witten, Susan (R) Yea
  • Upchurch, Ken (R) Yea
  • Wesley, Billy (R) Yea
  • White, Richard (R) Yea
  • Williams, D. Wade (R) Yea
  • Willner, Lisa (D) Nay
  • Wilson, Nicolas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/13/2024 32 6 0 0 Yes
  • Adams, Julie (R) Yea
  • Angel, Denise (D) Nay
  • Berg, Karen (D) Nay
  • Boswell, Gary (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Jared (R) Yea
  • Carroll, Danny (R) Yea
  • Chambers Armstrong, Casey (D) Nay
  • Deneen, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Douglas, Donald (R) Yea
  • Elkins, Greg (R) Yea
  • Frommeyer, Shelley (R) Yea
  • Girdler, Rick (R) Yea
  • Givens, David (R) Yea
  • Higdon, Jimmy (R) Yea
  • Howell, Jason (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
  • Schickel, John (R) Yea
  • Smith, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Southworth, Adrienne (R) Yea
  • Stivers, Robert (R) Yea
  • Storm, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Thayer, Damon (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Reginald (D) Nay
  • Tichenor, Lindsey (R) Yea
  • Turner, Johnnie (R) Yea
  • Webb, Robin (D) Yea
  • West, Steve (R) Yea
  • Westerfield, Whitney (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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