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HB18Introduced in the House

AN ACT relating to the safe ownership of firearms.

IntroducedHouse Judiciary

Introduced by Lindsey Burke, District 75

What does this bill do?

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Official 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.

Where it stands

to Judiciary (H)

January 13, 2026

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Bill history

  1. introduced in House

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. to Judiciary (H)

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