States / Kentucky / HB 18

HB 18 In Committee

AN ACT relating to the safe ownership of firearms.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

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.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 6, 2026
Last action
Jan 13, 2026 — to Judiciary (H)
Session
2026RS
Momentum
33 · Low