AN ACT relating to background checks on the sale or transfer of firearms.

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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to require background checks for private firearms sales and transfers; amend KRS 237.990 to establish a penalty for violations.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 7, 2026
Last action: Jan 14, 2026 — to Judiciary (H)
Session: 2026RS
Momentum: 29 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 12%, measured from KY's completed sessions
Momentum -5 29/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 269 days quiet

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