24RS HB 460

House Bill 460

Actions

Last Action	02/02/24: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the prevention of physical harm.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	58
Sponsors	K. Fleming, C. Aull, L. Willner
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; establish requirements for individuals in crisis to voluntarily request inclusion on a list that prohibits the purchase or possession of firearms for specified periods and to voluntarily commit their firearms to law enforcement for safe storage or permanent surrender; provide processes for individuals to be removed from the list upon request and to have a surrendered firearm returned; establish confidentiality requirements and the exclusion of list and surrender records from the Open Records Act; establish protocols for law enforcement agencies to accept, manage, and maintain the required documentation and the safe storage of firearms; establish penalties for noncompliance; establish liability protections for good-faith conduct associated with requirements; require the Department of Kentucky State Police to annually report statistical data to the Legislative Research Commission; direct the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to seek grant funding to provide a statewide public education and awareness campaign on the voluntary list and firearm surrender programs.
Index Headings of Original Version	Firearms and Weapons - Voluntary surrender, individual in crisis, requirements Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Firearms, individuals in crisis, voluntary surrender, requirements Police, City and County - Firearms, individuals in crisis, voluntary surrender, requirements Police, State - Firearms, individual in crisis, purchase or possession, voluntary prohibition, requirements Police, State - Firearms, individuals in crisis, voluntary surrender, requirements Public Safety - Individuals in crisis, firearms, purchase or possession, voluntary prohibition, requirements Public Safety - Individuals in crisis, firearms, voluntary surrender, requirements Reports Mandated - Department of Kentucky State Police, annual data Local Mandate - Firearms, individuals in crisis, voluntary surrender, requirements Crimes and Punishments - Firearms, individuals in crisis, purchase or possession, noncompliance, penalty Criminal Procedure - Firearms, individuals in crisis, purchase or possession, voluntary prohibition, violations Firearms and Weapons - Individual in crisis, purchase or possession, voluntary prohibition