HB125
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Amend KRS 527.010 to define "domestic abuse offense," "domestic violence protective order," and "physical force"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 527 to create the crimes of possession of a firearm by a convicted domestic abuser and possession of a firearm by the subject of a domestic violence protective order; require the surrender of firearm by individuals subject to protective orders or convicted of specified crimes; amend KRS 403.740 and 456.060 to require courts to inform the subject of a domestic violence order or an interpersonal protective order of the firearm possession prohibition.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would make it a crime in Kentucky for someone convicted of domestic abuse or subject to a domestic violence protective order to possess a firearm. It would also require courts to inform people receiving such orders that they are prohibited from having firearms, and would require those individuals to surrender any firearms they possess. Who it may affect: survivors of domestic violence, individuals subject to domestic violence or interpersonal protective orders, and people with domestic abuse convictions.
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