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House Bill 29

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Last Action	03/15/22: to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to prohibiting the enforcement of a federal ban or regulation of firearms and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Current/Final Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Corrections Impact Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	171
Sponsors	J. Bray, S. Baker, K. Banta, L. Bechler, A. Bowling, J. Branscum, K. Bratcher, D. Elliott, D. Fister, P. Flannery, J. Gooch Jr., D. Hale, M. Hart, R. Heath, R. Huff, T. Huff, DJ Johnson, D. Lewis, M. Lockett, C. Massey, B. McCool, J. Nemes, M. Prunty, B. Reed, S. Riley, S. Santoro, S. Sheldon, T. Smith, W. Thomas, T. Truett, R. Webber
Summary of Original Version	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; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version	Effective Dates, Emergency - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Federal Laws and Regulations - Firearm ban, enforcement by state and local government, prohibition Firearms and Weapons - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Local Government - Federal firearm ban, enforcement prohibition Local Mandate - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Police, City and County - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Police, State - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Public Officers and Employees - Federal firearm laws, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Sheriffs - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Consolidated Local Governments - Federal firearm laws, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Unified Local Governments - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Cities - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Counties - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Charter County Government - Federal firearm laws, state and local government, enforcement prohibition
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Floor Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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06/25/21	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/04/22	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/24/22	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
03/01/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/02/22	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 03, 2022
03/09/22	floor amendment (1) filed
03/10/22	3rd reading, passed 75-20 with Floor Amendment (1)
03/11/22	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/15/22	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)

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Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. Maddox
Summary	Retain original provisions; provide that a violation of Section 2 of this Act shall result in a Class B misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class A misdemeanor for each subsequent offense; establish a penalty of termination from employment for violation of Section 2 of this Act; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Crimes and Punishments - Firearm ban, enforcement by state and local government, prohibition Effective Dates, Emergency - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Federal Laws and Regulations - Firearm ban, enforcement by state and local government, prohibition Firearms and Weapons - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Local Government - Federal firearm ban, enforcement prohibition Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Police, City and County - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Police, State - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Public Officers and Employees - Federal firearm laws, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Sheriffs - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Consolidated Local Governments - Federal firearm laws, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Unified Local Governments - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Cities - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Counties - Federal firearm ban, state and local government, enforcement prohibition Charter County Government - Federal firearm laws, state and local government, enforcement prohibition

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