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Passed Senate

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Became law

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

Last action · February 24, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

Introduced February 24, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB238

AN ACT relating to the forensic processing of firearms.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require law enforcement agencies to transmit information to national law enforcement databases about firearms and shell casings collected during criminal investigations.

Peace Officers and Law Enforcement Police, City and County Police, State Local Mandate Firearms and Weapons

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This bill would require Kentucky law enforcement agencies to submit information about firearms and shell casings collected during criminal investigations to national law enforcement databases. The goal is to help connect evidence across cases by ensuring that data from recovered firearms and casings is shared more broadly with other agencies. Who it may affect: local and state law enforcement agencies, and communities where criminal investigations involving firearms take place.

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