Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB70
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to firearms.
Subject: Corrections Impact: Local Mandate: Courts, District: Crimes and Punishments: Criminal Procedure: Firearms and Weapons: Peace Officers and Law Enforcement: Public Records and Reports: Public Safety: Attorney, County: Civil Actions: Civil Procedure
Description: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; grant authority to District Court to issue search warrants to law enforcement officers to seize firearms from persons believed to be dangerous due to untreated mental illness or documented evidence of a propensity for violence; grant authority to law enforcement officers to seize firearms from persons believed to be dangerous without a warrant; establish protocols for court hearing to determine dangerousness of person and authority to prohibit person from possessing firearms; establish protocol for petitions to prove person is no longer dangerous; establish protocol for disposition of seized firearms after specified time; require the Administrative Office of the Courts to collect and publish statistics on gun seizures; establish penalties; amend KRS 16.220 to conform.
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Last Action: to Committee on Committees (H)
Last Action Date: January 5, 2021
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Thomas Burch (D); Mary Marzian (D); Reginald Meeks (D); Josie Raymond (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 5, 2021 | introduced in House |
| House | Jan 5, 2021 | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| House | Oct 12, 2020 | Prefiled by the sponsor(s). |
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
