Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB410
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to risk protection orders.
Subject: Civil Procedure: Courts, District: Crimes and Punishments: Firearms and Weapons: Mental Health: Police, State: Public Safety: Short Titles and Popular Names
Description: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define terms; allow enumerated persons to petition a District Court to issue an order prohibiting a person from purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm if the person is or has been diagnosed with or treated for a mental condition that causes or is likely to cause impairment in judgment, perception, or impulse control to an extent that presents an unreasonable risk to public health, safety, or welfare if the person were in possession or control of a firearm; establish that a violation of an order is a Class A misdemeanor; amend KRS 237.104 to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as Diego's Law.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: to Committee on Committees (H)
Last Action Date: January 15, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Beverly Chester-Burton (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 15, 2026 | introduced in House |
| House | Jan 15, 2026 | to Committee on Committees (H) |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
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Link: link to state bill page
