Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB312
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons.
Subject: State Agencies: Sheriffs: Children and Minors: Firearms and Weapons: Police, State: Corrections Impact: Local Mandate: Administrative Regulations and Proceedings
Description: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define "provisional license" and "standard license"; authorize the Department of Kentucky State Police (KSP) to issue provisional licenses to carry concealed firearms and other deadly weapons to persons who are 18 to 20 years of age; require KSP to provide notice of expiration of provisional licenses and an application to switch from a provisional license to a standard license; allow the provisional license holder to apply by paper to his or her sheriff or online to KSP for a standard license; allow KSP to promulgate administrative regulations to administer provisional and standard license issuance.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: to Committee on Committees (S)
Last Action Date: January 27, 2026
Sponsors
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28 sponsors: Savannah Maddox (R); Josh Bray (R); Kimberly Banta (R); Joshua Branscum (R); Josh Calloway (R); Jennifer Henson Decker (R); Steven Doan (R); Ryan Dotson (R); Daniel Elliott (R); Patrick Flannery (R); Deanna Frazier Gordon (R); Peyton Griffee (R); Mark Hart (R); Kimberly Holloway (R); William Lawrence (R); Candy Massaroni (R); David Meade (R); Kimberly Moser (R); Jason Nemes (R); Marianne Proctor (R); Felicia Rabourn (R); T.J. Roberts (R); Steven Rudy (R); Walker Thomas (R); Billy Wesley (R); Mitch Whitaker (R); Richard White (R); Wade Williams (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 28% (28 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2026 | to Committee on Committees (S) |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2026 | received in Senate |
| House | Jan 23, 2026 | 3rd reading, passed 73-17 |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | floor amendment (1) filed |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| House | Jan 22, 2026 | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 23, 2026 |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| House | Jan 20, 2026 | to Judiciary (H) |
| House | Jan 12, 2026 | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| House | Jan 12, 2026 | 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 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 |
| House: Third Reading RCS# 22 | 01/23/2026 | 73 | 17 | 0 | 10 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
