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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · March 4, 2026

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Introduced February 25, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB749

AN ACT relating to the establishment of the Office of Public Defense.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 16 to define terms; establish the Office of Public Defense within the Department of Kentucky State Police to acquire and transfer machine guns to qualified persons; establish the duties of the office and its director; require the director or designee to issue a transfer certificate upon transfer of a machine gun to a qualified person; require a qualified person who becomes ineligible to possess a firearm to return a…

Firearms and Weapons Funds Homeland Security Military Affairs and Civil Defense Police, State State Agencies

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This bill would create a new Office of Public Defense within the Kentucky State Police, with the purpose of acquiring machine guns and transferring them to qualified individuals. It sets out rules for how those transfers work, including requiring recipients who become legally prohibited from owning firearms to return the machine gun within seven days, and allowing qualified recipients to transfer the weapon to another qualified person. The bill also establishes a related fund and…

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