HB77
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Create a new section of KRS 237.060 to 237.090 to prohibit ex parte orders that restrict the ability of a person to possess firearms and ammunition, firearm accessories, holsters, or firearm storage devices; amend KRS 403.730 and 456.040 to prohibit emergency protective orders and temporary interpersonal protective orders that restrict the ability of a person to possess firearms and ammunition, firearm accessories, holsters, or firearm storage devices; provide that the Act may be cited as the Red Flag Repeal Act of 2026.
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would prohibit Kentucky courts from issuing emergency or temporary orders that restrict a person's ability to possess firearms, ammunition, firearm accessories, holsters, or firearm storage devices. These types of orders are sometimes issued quickly, without the other party present, in situations involving safety concerns. The bill refers to itself as the Red Flag Repeal Act of 2026. Who it may affect: people involved in protective order proceedings, including those seeking orders and those named in them.
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