Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB80
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to federal firearm restrictions.
Subject: Local Mandate: Charter County Government: Cities: Civil Actions: Consolidated Local Governments: Counties: Federal Laws and Regulations: Firearms and Weapons: Local Government: Occupations and Professions: Peace Officers and Law Enforcement: Police, City and County: Police, State: Sheriffs: Unified Local Governments: Claims: Attorney, Commonwealth's: Crimes and Punishments: Criminal Procedure: Prosecutors
Description: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to declare legislative intent; define "federal firearm restriction"; provide that if a federal firearm restriction is repealed or declared unconstitutional, the Commonwealth shall not enact or enforce a law, rule, or regulation that mirrors, replaces, or imposes a restriction similar to that federal firearm restriction; prohibit prosecutions, fines, or other penalties for activities that were regulated or prohibited by a federal firearm restriction that is repealed or declared unconstitutional; prohibit specified persons and organizations from enforcing repealed or unconstitutional federal firearm restrictions; create a civil cause of action against a person or organization that violates the prohibitions; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; provide penalties for any person who violates the prohibition on enforcing a repealed or unconstitutional federal firearm restriction; allow manufacturers of firearms or federally licensed firearms dealers to manufacture, sell, or possess firearms and accessories no longer restricted under federal law.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: to Committee on Committees (H)
Last Action Date: January 7, 2026
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: T.J. Roberts (R); Josh Calloway (R);
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
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Link: link to state bill page
