Passed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB153
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to prohibiting the enforcement of a federal ban or regulation of firearms and declaring an emergency.
Subject: Effective Dates, Emergency: Federal Laws and Regulations: Firearms and Weapons: Local Government: Retroactive Legislation: Peace Officers and Law Enforcement: Police, City and County: Police, State: Public Officers and Employees: Sheriffs: Charter County Government: Consolidated Local Governments: Unified Local Governments: Cities: Counties: Corrections Impact: Local Mandate
Description: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to prohibit identified entities from enforcing federal firearm bans; prohibit identified entities from adopting rules, regulations, or ordinances that require enforcement of federal firearm bans; and prohibit identified entities from allocating public resources or moneys in the enforcement of federal firearm bans; RETROACTIVE to January 1, 2021; EMERGENCY.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 117)
Last Action Date: March 28, 2023
Sponsors
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13 sponsors: Josh Bray (R); Derek Lewis (R); Adam Bowling (R); Joshua Branscum (R); Jennifer Henson Decker (R); Daniel Elliott (R); Richard Heath (R); John Hodgson (R); Thomas Huff (R); Steve Rawlings (R); Rebecca Raymer (R); Brandon Reed (R); Steven Rudy (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 13% (13 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 28, 2023 | became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 117) |
| House | Mar 15, 2023 | delivered to Governor |
| House | Mar 15, 2023 | enrolled, signed by President of the Senate |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2023 | 3rd reading, passed 27 -9 |
| House | Mar 15, 2023 | enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House |
| House | Mar 15, 2023 | received in House |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2023 | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 15, 2023 |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2023 | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2023 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2023 | to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2023 | received in Senate |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2023 | to Committee on Committees (S) |
| House | Feb 22, 2023 | 3rd reading, passed 78-19 |
| House | Feb 15, 2023 | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
| House | Feb 15, 2023 | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| House | Feb 14, 2023 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| House | Feb 9, 2023 | to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) |
| House | Feb 7, 2023 | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| House | Feb 7, 2023 | introduced in House |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Chaptered | not available | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | not available | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Third Reading RCS# 67 | 02/22/2023 | 78 | 19 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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| Senate: Third Reading RSN# 2634 | 03/15/2023 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
