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Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation HB78

Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT relating to firearms liability protections and declaring an emergency.

Subject: Civil Procedure: Effective Dates, Emergency: Firearms and Weapons: Short Titles and Popular Names: Attorney General: Federal Laws and Regulations: Civil Actions

Description: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; establish liability protections for manufacturers and sellers of firearms against specified legal actions arising from criminal or unlawful use of firearms or ammunition; establish criteria for proceedings including timelines and burden of proof; establish a civil cause of action for violation of the extended protections for manufacturers and sellers and delineate available damages; provide the Attorney General with enforcement authority; provide that the Act may be cited as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms (PLCAA) Clarification Act of 2026; EMERGENCY.

Session: 2026 Regular Session

Last Action: delivered to Secretary of State

Last Action Date: April 14, 2026

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

11 sponsors: T.J. Roberts (R); Wade Williams (R); Josh Calloway (R); Daniel Elliott (R); Vanessa Grossl (R); John Hodgson (R); William Lawrence (R); Derek Lewis (R); Kimberly Moser (R); Steven Rudy (R); Mitch Whitaker (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 11% (11 of 100)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Apr 14, 2026	delivered to Secretary of State
House	Apr 14, 2026	received in Senate
Senate	Apr 14, 2026	passed 80-19
Senate	Apr 14, 2026	veto overridden
Senate	Apr 14, 2026	posted for consideration of Governor's veto
Senate	Apr 14, 2026	taken from Rules
Senate	Apr 14, 2026	to Rules (H)
Senate	Apr 14, 2026	received in House
Senate	Apr 14, 2026	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
Senate	Apr 14, 2026	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
Senate	Apr 14, 2026	received in House
House	Apr 14, 2026	passed 31-6
House	Apr 14, 2026	veto overridden
House	Apr 14, 2026	posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
House	Apr 14, 2026	to Rules (S)
House	Apr 3, 2026	Vetoed
House	Mar 31, 2026	passed 76-16
House	Mar 31, 2026	House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
House	Mar 31, 2026	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
House	Mar 31, 2026	delivered to Governor
House	Mar 31, 2026	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House	Mar 31, 2026	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House	Mar 27, 2026	to Rules (H)
House	Mar 27, 2026	received in House
Senate	Mar 26, 2026	taken from Rules
Senate	Mar 26, 2026	3rd reading, passed 32-6 with Committee Substitute (1)
Senate	Mar 26, 2026	placed in the Orders of the Day
Senate	Mar 26, 2026	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
Senate	Mar 25, 2026	2nd reading
Senate	Mar 25, 2026	returned to Judiciary (S)
Senate	Mar 25, 2026	taken from Judiciary (S)
Senate	Mar 24, 2026	taken from Judiciary (S)
Senate	Mar 24, 2026	returned to Judiciary (S)
Senate	Mar 24, 2026	1st reading
Senate	Mar 19, 2026	to Judiciary (S)
Senate	Mar 18, 2026	to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate	Mar 18, 2026	received in Senate
House	Mar 17, 2026	3rd reading, passed 75-17 with Committee Substitute (1)
House	Mar 17, 2026	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
House	Mar 13, 2026	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026
House	Mar 12, 2026	2nd reading, to Rules
House	Mar 11, 2026	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
House	Jan 14, 2026	to Judiciary (H)
House	Jan 7, 2026	to Committee on Committees (H)
House	Jan 7, 2026	introduced in House

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Chaptered	not available	state link	bill text
Enrolled	not available	state link	bill text
Engrossed	not available	state link	bill text
Introduced	not available	state link	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
House Committee Substitute	House Committee Substitute 1	Nov 30, -0001	State Link	amendment text	No
House Floor Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1	Nov 30, -0001	State Link	amendment text	No
Senate Committee Substitute	Senate Committee Substitute 1	Nov 30, -0001	State Link	amendment text	No

Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
House: Veto Override RCS# 273	03/17/2026	75	17	0	8	Yes
Aull, Chad (D) Nay Baker, Shane (R) Yea Banta, Kimberly (R) Yea Bauman, Jared (R) Yea Bivens, Ryan (R) Yea Blanton, John (R) Yea Bojanowski, Tina (D) Nay Bowling, Adam (R) Yea Branscum, Joshua (R) Yea Bratcher, Steve (R) Yea Bray, Josh (R) Yea Bridges, Randall (R) Yea Brown, George (D) Absent Burke, Lindsey (D) Nay Callaway, Emily (R) Yea Calloway, Josh (R) Absent Camuel, Adrielle (D) Nay Chester-Burton, Beverly (D) Nay Clines, Mike (R) Yea Dietz, Stephanie (R) Yea Doan, Steven (R) Yea Donworth, Anne (D) Nay Dossett, Myron (R) Yea Dotson, Ryan (R) Yea Duvall, Robert (R) Absent Elliott, Daniel (R) Yea Fister, Daniel (R) Yea Flannery, Patrick (R) Yea Fleming, Ken (R) Yea Frazier, Deanna (R) Yea Freeland, Chris (R) Yea Fugate, Chris (R) Yea Gentry, Alan (D) Nay Gooch, Jim (R) Yea Griffee, Peyton (R) Yea Grossberg, Daniel (D) Nay Grossl, Vanessa (R) Yea Hale, David (R) Yea Hampton, Tony (R) Yea Hancock, Erika (D) Nay Hart, Mark (R) Yea Heavrin, Samara (R) Yea Henson Decker, Jennifer (R) Yea Hodgson, John (R) Yea Holloway, Kimberly (R) Yea Huff, Thomas (R) Yea Imes, Mary (R) Yea Jackson, Kevin (R) Yea Johnson, DJ (R) Yea King, Kim (R) Yea Koch, Matthew (R) Yea Kulkarni, Nima (D) Nay Lawrence, William (R) Yea Lehman, Matthew (D) Nay Lewis, Chris (R) Yea Lewis, Derek (R) Yea Lewis, Scott (R) Yea Lockett, Matt (R) Yea Maddox, Savannah (R) Yea Marzian, Mary (D) Nay Massaroni, Candy (R) Yea McCool, Bobby (R) Yea McPherson, Shawn (R) Yea Meade, David (R) Yea Meredith, Michael (R) Yea Miles, Suzanne (R) Yea Moore, Adam (D) Nay Moser, Kimberly (R) Yea Neighbors, Amy (R) Yea Nemes, Jason (R) Yea Osborne, David (R) Yea Payne, J.T. (R) Yea Petrie, Jason (R) Yea Pollock, Michael (R) Yea Proctor, Marianne (R) Yea Rabourn, Felicia (R) Yea Raymer, Rebecca (R) Yea Riley, Steve (R) Absent Roarx, Rachel (D) Nay Roberts, T.J. (R) Yea Rudy, Steven (R) Yea Sharp, Scott (R) Yea Smith, Tom (R) Yea Stalker, Sarah (D) Nay Stevenson, Pamela (D) Nay Tackett Laferty, Ashley (D) Absent Tate, Nancy (R) Yea Thomas, Walker (R) Yea Thompson, Aaron (R) Yea Tipton, James (R) Yea Truett, Timothy (R) Absent Tyler Witten, Susan (R) Yea Upchurch, Ken (R) Yea Watkins, Joshua (D) Absent Wesley, Billy (R) Absent Whitaker, Mitchum (R) Yea White, Richard (R) Yea Williams, D. Wade (R) Yea Willner, Lisa (D) Nay Wilson, Nicolas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Senate: Third Reading RSN# 4024	03/26/2026	32	6	0	0	Yes
Adams, Julie (R) Yea Berg, Karen (D) Nay Boswell, Gary (R) Yea Carpenter, Jared (R) Yea Carroll, Danny (R) Yea Chambers Armstrong, Casey (D) Nay Clemons, Gary (D) Nay Deneen, Matthew (R) Yea Douglas, Donald (R) Yea Elkins, Greg (R) Yea Frommeyer, Shelley (R) Yea Girdler, Rick (R) Yea Givens, David (R) Yea Herron, Keturah (D) Nay Higdon, Jimmy (R) Yea Howell, Jason (R) Yea Madon, Scott (R) Yea Mays Bledsoe, Amanda (R) Yea McDaniel, Christian (R) Yea Meredith, Stephen (R) Yea Mills, Robert (R) Yea Neal, Gerald (D) Nay Nemes, Mike (R) Yea Nunn, Matt (R) Yea Rawlings, Steve (R) Yea Reed, Aaron (R) Yea Richardson, Craig (R) Yea Smith, Brandon (R) Yea Stivers, Robert (R) Yea Storm, Brandon (R) Yea Thomas, Reginald (D) Nay Tichenor, Lindsey (R) Yea Webb, Robin (D) Yea West, Steve (R) Yea Wheeler, Phillip (R) Yea Williams, Jay (R) Yea Wilson, Mike (R) Yea Wise, George (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
House: Veto Override RCS# 362	03/31/2026	76	16	0	8	Yes
Aull, Chad (D) Nay Baker, Shane (R) Yea Banta, Kimberly (R) Yea Bauman, Jared (R) Yea Bivens, Ryan (R) Yea Blanton, John (R) Yea Bojanowski, Tina (D) Nay Bowling, Adam (R) Yea Branscum, Joshua (R) Yea Bratcher, Steve (R) Yea Bray, Josh (R) Yea Bridges, Randall (R) Yea Brown, George (D) Nay Burke, Lindsey (D) Nay Callaway, Emily (R) Yea Calloway, Josh (R) Yea Camuel, Adrielle (D) Nay Chester-Burton, Beverly (D) Absent Clines, Mike (R) Yea Dietz, Stephanie (R) Yea Doan, Steven (R) Yea Donworth, Anne (D) Nay Dossett, Myron (R) Yea Dotson, Ryan (R) Yea Duvall, Robert (R) Yea Elliott, Daniel (R) Absent Fister, Daniel (R) Yea Flannery, Patrick (R) Yea Fleming, Ken (R) Yea Frazier, Deanna (R) Yea Freeland, Chris (R) Yea Fugate, Chris (R) Yea Gentry, Alan (D) Nay Gooch, Jim (R) Yea Griffee, Peyton (R) Yea Grossberg, Daniel (D) Nay Grossl, Vanessa (R) Yea Hale, David (R) Yea Hampton, Tony (R) Yea Hancock, Erika (D) Nay Hart, Mark (R) Yea Heavrin, Samara (R) Yea Henson Decker, Jennifer (R) Yea Hodgson, John (R) Yea Holloway, Kimberly (R) Yea Huff, Thomas (R) Yea Imes, Mary (R) Yea Jackson, Kevin (R) Yea Johnson, DJ (R) Yea King, Kim (R) Yea Koch, Matthew (R) Yea Kulkarni, Nima (D) Nay Lawrence, William (R) Absent Lehman, Matthew (D) Nay Lewis, Chris (R) Yea Lewis, Derek (R) Yea Lewis, Scott (R) Yea Lockett, Matt (R) Yea Maddox, Savannah (R) Yea Marzian, Mary (D) Nay Massaroni, Candy (R) Yea McCool, Bobby (R) Yea McPherson, Shawn (R) Yea Meade, David (R) Yea Meredith, Michael (R) Yea Miles, Suzanne (R) Yea Moore, Adam (D) Nay Moser, Kimberly (R) Yea Neighbors, Amy (R) Yea Nemes, Jason (R) Yea Osborne, David (R) Yea Payne, J.T. (R) Yea Petrie, Jason (R) Yea Pollock, Michael (R) Yea Proctor, Marianne (R) Yea Rabourn, Felicia (R) Yea Raymer, Rebecca (R) Yea Riley, Steve (R) Yea Roarx, Rachel (D) Nay Roberts, T.J. (R) Yea Rudy, Steven (R) Absent Sharp, Scott (R) Yea Smith, Tom (R) Yea Stalker, Sarah (D) Nay Stevenson, Pamela (D) Absent Tackett Laferty, Ashley (D) Absent Tate, Nancy (R) Yea Thomas, Walker (R) Yea Thompson, Aaron (R) Yea Tipton, James (R) Yea Truett, Timothy (R) Absent Tyler Witten, Susan (R) Yea Upchurch, Ken (R) Yea Watkins, Joshua (D) Absent Wesley, Billy (R) Yea Whitaker, Mitchum (R) Yea White, Richard (R) Yea Williams, D. Wade (R) Yea Willner, Lisa (D) Nay Wilson, Nicolas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
House: Veto Override RCS# 457	04/14/2026	80	19	0	1	Yes
Aull, Chad (D) Nay Baker, Shane (R) Yea Banta, Kimberly (R) Yea Bauman, Jared (R) Yea Bivens, Ryan (R) Yea Blanton, John (R) Yea Bojanowski, Tina (D) Nay Bowling, Adam (R) Yea Branscum, Joshua (R) Yea Bratcher, Steve (R) Yea Bray, Josh (R) Yea Bridges, Randall (R) Yea Brown, George (D) Nay Burke, Lindsey (D) Nay Callaway, Emily (R) Yea Calloway, Josh (R) Yea Camuel, Adrielle (D) Nay Chester-Burton, Beverly (D) Nay Clines, Mike (R) Yea Dietz, Stephanie (R) Yea Doan, Steven (R) Yea Donworth, Anne (D) Nay Dossett, Myron (R) Yea Dotson, Ryan (R) Yea Duvall, Robert (R) Yea Elliott, Daniel (R) Yea Fister, Daniel (R) Yea Flannery, Patrick (R) Yea Fleming, Ken (R) Yea Frazier, Deanna (R) Yea Freeland, Chris (R) Yea Fugate, Chris (R) Yea Gentry, Alan (D) Nay Gooch, Jim (R) Yea Griffee, Peyton (R) Yea Grossberg, Daniel (D) Nay Grossl, Vanessa (R) Yea Hale, David (R) Yea Hampton, Tony (R) Yea Hancock, Erika (D) Nay Hart, Mark (R) Yea Heavrin, Samara (R) Yea Henson Decker, Jennifer (R) Yea Hodgson, John (R) Yea Holloway, Kimberly (R) Yea Huff, Thomas (R) Yea Imes, Mary (R) Yea Jackson, Kevin (R) Yea Johnson, DJ (R) Yea King, Kim (R) Yea Koch, Matthew (R) Yea Kulkarni, Nima (D) Nay Lawrence, William (R) Yea Lehman, Matthew (D) Nay Lewis, Chris (R) Yea Lewis, Derek (R) Yea Lewis, Scott (R) Yea Lockett, Matt (R) Yea Maddox, Savannah (R) Yea Marzian, Mary (D) Nay Massaroni, Candy (R) Yea McCool, Bobby (R) Yea McPherson, Shawn (R) Yea Meade, David (R) Yea Meredith, Michael (R) Yea Miles, Suzanne (R) Yea Moore, Adam (D) Nay Moser, Kimberly (R) Yea Neighbors, Amy (R) Yea Nemes, Jason (R) Yea Osborne, David (R) Yea Payne, J.T. (R) Yea Petrie, Jason (R) Yea Pollock, Michael (R) Yea Proctor, Marianne (R) Yea Rabourn, Felicia (R) Yea Raymer, Rebecca (R) Yea Riley, Steve (R) Yea Roarx, Rachel (D) Nay Roberts, T.J. (R) Yea Rudy, Steven (R) Yea Sharp, Scott (R) Yea Smith, Tom (R) Yea Stalker, Sarah (D) Nay Stevenson, Pamela (D) Nay Tackett Laferty, Ashley (D) Absent Tate, Nancy (R) Yea Thomas, Walker (R) Yea Thompson, Aaron (R) Yea Tipton, James (R) Yea Truett, Timothy (R) Yea Tyler Witten, Susan (R) Yea Upchurch, Ken (R) Yea Watkins, Joshua (D) Nay Wesley, Billy (R) Yea Whitaker, Mitchum (R) Yea White, Richard (R) Yea Williams, D. Wade (R) Yea Willner, Lisa (D) Nay Wilson, Nicolas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Senate: Veto Override RSN# 4163	04/14/2026	31	6	0	1	Yes
Adams, Julie (R) Absent Berg, Karen (D) Nay Boswell, Gary (R) Yea Carpenter, Jared (R) Yea Carroll, Danny (R) Yea Chambers Armstrong, Casey (D) Nay Clemons, Gary (D) Nay Deneen, Matthew (R) Yea Douglas, Donald (R) Yea Elkins, Greg (R) Yea Frommeyer, Shelley (R) Yea Girdler, Rick (R) Yea Givens, David (R) Yea Herron, Keturah (D) Nay Higdon, Jimmy (R) Yea Howell, Jason (R) Yea Madon, Scott (R) Yea Mays Bledsoe, Amanda (R) Yea McDaniel, Christian (R) Yea Meredith, Stephen (R) Yea Mills, Robert (R) Yea Neal, Gerald (D) Nay Nemes, Mike (R) Yea Nunn, Matt (R) Yea Rawlings, Steve (R) Yea Reed, Aaron (R) Yea Richardson, Craig (R) Yea Smith, Brandon (R) Yea Stivers, Robert (R) Yea Storm, Brandon (R) Yea Thomas, Reginald (D) Nay Tichenor, Lindsey (R) Yea Webb, Robin (D) Yea West, Steve (R) Yea Wheeler, Phillip (R) Yea Williams, Jay (R) Yea Wilson, Mike (R) Yea Wise, George (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page