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House Bill 357

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Legislative History
Last Action	03/27/24: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch.14)
Title	AN ACT relating to firearms.
Bill Documents	Acts Chapter 14 Current/Final Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Local Mandate Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number	56
Sponsors	D. Lewis, M. Meredith, A. Bowling, J. Branscum, J. Bray, E. Callaway, J. Decker, R. Duvall, D. Elliott, P. Flannery, D. Frazier Gordon, C. Fugate, D. Hale, R. Heath, T. Huff, K. Moser, J. Nemes, T. Smith, W. Thomas, W. Williams
Summary of Enacted Version	Creates new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to prohibit certain entities from requiring, incentivizing, or assigning a merchant category code that distinguishes a firearms retailer from other retailers, to prohibit keeping or causing to be kept any list, record, or registry of private firearm ownership, to require that the Attorney General enforce provisions, and provide that the Act may be cited as the Second Amendment Privacy Act.
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to prohibit financial institutions from requiring the use of a firearms code, discriminating against a firearms retailer as a result of the assignment or nonassignment of a firearms code, and disclosing protected financial information; prohibit keeping or causing to be kept any list, record, or registry of private firearm ownership; allow the Attorney General to enforce provisions; provide that the Act may be cited as the Second Amendment Privacy Act; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.
Index Headings of Original Version	Effective Dates, Delayed - Firearms code and registry, prohibition, January 1, 2025 Firearms and Weapons - Payment card transaction, merchant category code, prohibition Firearms and Weapons - Registry, list, or record, prohibition Local Government - Firearms registry, list, or record, prohibition Attorney General - Firearms code, prohibition, enforcement Attorney General - Firearms registry, prohibition. enforcement Banks and Financial Institutions - Firearms code, prohibition Short Titles and Popular Names - Second Amendment Privacy Act Local Mandate - Registry, list, or record, prohibition
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements House Floor Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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01/24/24	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
01/30/24	to Banking & Insurance (H)
02/21/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/22/24	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 23, 2024
02/26/24	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/27/24	3rd reading Floor Amendment (1) ruled out of order passed 78-18 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/28/24	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/01/24	to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
03/07/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/08/24	2nd reading, to Rules
03/11/24	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 13, 2024
03/13/24	3rd reading, passed 32-6 received in House
03/14/24	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
03/26/24	filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
03/27/24	became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch.14)

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except modify definitions; delete requirements for financial institutions; prohibit certain entities from requiring, incentivizing, or assigning a merchant category code that distinguishes a firearms retailer from other retailers; provide that the Attorney General has the sole authority to enforce Sections 1 and 2 of the Act; delete the effective date of January 1, 2025.
Index Headings	Firearms and Weapons - Merchant category code, prohibition Attorney General - Firearms registry, prohibition, enforcement Attorney General - Merchant category code, prohibition, enforcement Banks and Financial Institutions - Merchant category code, firearms retailers, prohibition Local Mandate - Firearms registry, prohibition, enforcement

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Roberts
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 139.010 to define "firearm safe," "firearm safety course," and "firearm safety device"; amend KRS 139.480 to exempt firearm safes, firearm safety courses, and firearm safety devices; provide that the exemptions apply to sales or purchases made on or after August 1, 2024, but before August 1, 2028; require the Department of Revenue to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue the amount of exemptions claimed; amend KRS 131.190 to allow the Department of Revenue to report the exemptions claimed.
Index Headings	Firearms and Weapons - Firearm safes, safety courses, and safety devices, sales and use tax, exemption Safety - Firearm safes, safety courses, and safety devices, sales and use tax, exemption Taxation, Sales and Use - Firearm safes, safety courses, and safety devices, exemption Taxation - Sales and use tax, firearm safes, safety courses, and safety devices, exemption

Last updated: 9/26/2024 1:37 PM (EDT)