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Senate Bill 144

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Last Action 03/06/25: to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
Title AN ACT relating to confiscated firearms.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 1538
Sponsors D. Carroll, K. Berg, K. Herron, G. Neal, D. Yates
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 16.220, relating to firearms confiscated by law enforcement, to provide that firearms which were used in a homicide be destroyed; provide that firearms in the possession of the Department of Kentucky State Police may be destroyed if they have been defaced, are contaminated by hazardous material, unsafe to discharge, or upon request of an innocent owner; amend KRS 500.090, relating to forfeiture of property in criminal cases, to require local law enforcement agencies to destroy firearms that have been used in a homicide; require that all firearms that are transferred to the Department of Kentucky State Police not be intentionally damaged, modified, or disabled by the agency having custody, except as may be necessary for forensic testing; amend KRS 15.440, to require law enforcement agencies to have a written policy and procedures manual relating to the destruction of firearms used in homicides by January 1, 2026.
Index Headings of Original Version Local Mandate - Law enforcement agency, policy and procedure, firearm destruction
Firearms and Weapons - Law enforcement agencies, destruction of a firearm used in a homicide
Firearms and Weapons - Law enforcement agency, policy and procedure, firearm destruction
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Department of Kentucky State Police, destruction of a firearm used in a homicide
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Policy and procedure, firearm destruction
Police, State - Firearm destruction, defaced or damaged firearms
Police, State - Firearm destruction, use in a homicide
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Floor Amendment 1
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02/12/25
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
02/14/25
  • to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
02/27/25
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/28/25
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/04/25
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025
  • passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/05/25
  • 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
03/06/25
  • received in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
  • to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor A. Reed
Summary Retain original provisions; make technical corrections.
Index Headings Technical Corrections - SB 144

Last updated: 3/13/2025 11:37 PM (EDT)