KY HB 312

enacted

AN ACT relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KY HB 312 pass?

Yes. KY HB 312 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 173)

What is KY HB 312 about?

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define "provisional license" and "standard license"; authorize the Department of Kentucky State Police (KSP) to issue provisional licenses to carry concealed firearms and other deadly weapons to persons who are 18 to 20 years of age; require KSP to provide notice of expiration of provisional licenses and an application to switch from a provisional license to a standard license; allow the provisional license holder to apply by paper to his or her sheriff or online to KSP for a standard license; allow KSP to promulgate administrative regulations to administer provisional and standard license issuance.

Who sponsors KY HB 312?

W. Williams, R. White, M. Whitaker and 25 others are the primary sponsors of KY HB 312.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-12
Latest action: 2026-04-14 — delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 173)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-14
delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 173)
became-law
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-14
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-14
passed 28-9
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
to Rules (S)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in Senate
2026-04-14
passed 81-18
passage
2026-04-14
veto overridden
veto-override-passage
2026-04-14
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
2026-04-14
taken from Rules
2026-04-14
to Rules (H)
referral-committee
2026-04-14
received in House
2026-04-03
Vetoed
executive-veto
2026-03-24
delivered to Governor
2026-03-24
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-20
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-20
received in House
2026-03-20
3rd reading, passed 30-7
passage,reading-3
2026-03-19
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
2026-03-19
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
committee-passage
2026-03-18
returned to Judiciary (S)
2026-03-18
1st reading
reading-1
2026-03-18
taken from Judiciary (S)
2026-03-16
to Judiciary (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
received in Senate
2026-01-23
3rd reading, passed 73-17
passage,reading-3
2026-01-22
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 23, 2026
2026-01-22
floor amendment (1) filed
amendment-introduction
2026-01-22
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-01-21
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
committee-passage
2026-01-20
to Judiciary (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-12
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-12
introduced in House
introduction

Versions

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Acts Chapter 173Compare
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Documents

Votes

Pass
2026-01-23 · pass · 73-17
Member-level votes (101)
- Baker: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Miles: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Tate: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Flannery: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Payne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- McCool: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Doan: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- Meade: yes
- Aull: no
- Burke: no
- Hancock: no
- Lehman: no
- Stalker: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Camuel: no
- Jackson: no
- Marzian: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Bridges: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Moore: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Donworth: no
- Dotson: not voting
- Gooch: not voting
- Huff T: not voting
- Roarx: not voting
- Upchurch: not voting
- Gentry: not voting
- Hart: not voting
- Lawrence: not voting
- Tackett Laferty: not voting
- Willner: not voting
- COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY SENATE: not voting
PASS HB 312
2026-03-20 · pass · 30-7
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Howell: yes
- Raque Adams: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Madon: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Webb: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Reed: yes
- West: yes
- Douglas: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Elkins: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Williams: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Mills: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Storm: yes
- Wise: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Berg: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Givens: no
- Thomas: no
- Carroll: no
- Clemons: no
- Herron: no
- Neal: not voting
Veto Override
2026-04-14 · pass · 81-18
Member-level votes (100)
- Baker: yes
- Dotson: yes
- Heavrin: yes
- McPherson: yes
- Rudy: yes
- Banta: yes
- Duvall: yes
- Hodgson: yes
- Meade: yes
- Sharp: yes
- Bauman: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Holloway: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bivens: yes
- Fister: yes
- Huff T: yes
- Miles: yes
- Tackett Laferty: yes
- Blanton: yes
- Flannery: yes
- Imes: yes
- Moser: yes
- Tate: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Fleming: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Neighbors: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Branscum: yes
- Freeland: yes
- King: yes
- Nemes: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Bratcher S.: yes
- Fugate: yes
- Koch: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Tipton: yes
- Bray: yes
- Gooch: yes
- Lawrence: yes
- Payne: yes
- Truett: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Lewis C: yes
- Petrie: yes
- Upchurch: yes
- Callaway: yes
- Griffee: yes
- Lewis D: yes
- Pollock: yes
- Wesley: yes
- Calloway: yes
- Grossberg: yes
- Lewis S: yes
- Proctor: yes
- Whitaker: yes
- Clines: yes
- Grossl: yes
- Lockett: yes
- Rabourn: yes
- White: yes
- Decker: yes
- Hale: yes
- Maddox: yes
- Raymer: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dietz: yes
- Hampton: yes
- Massaroni: yes
- Riley: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Doan: yes
- Hart: yes
- McCool: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Witten: yes
- Dossett: yes
- Aull: no
- Camuel: no
- Hancock: no
- Moore: no
- Stevenson P: no
- Bojanowski: no
- Chester-Burton: no
- Kulkarni: no
- Roarx: no
- Watkins: no
- Brown: no
- Donworth: no
- Lehman: no
- Stalker: no
- Willner: no
- Burke: no
- Gentry: no
- Marzian: no
- Jackson: not voting
OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 312
2026-04-14 · pass · 28-9
Member-level votes (38)
- Boswell: yes
- Higdon: yes
- Nunn: yes
- Tichenor: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Howell: yes
- Rawlings: yes
- Webb: yes
- Deneen: yes
- Madon: yes
- Reed: yes
- West: yes
- Douglas: yes
- Mays Bledsoe: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Elkins: yes
- McDaniel: yes
- Smith: yes
- Williams: yes
- Funke Frommeyer: yes
- Meredith: yes
- Stivers: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Girdler: yes
- Mills: yes
- Storm: yes
- Wise: yes
- Berg: no
- Clemons: no
- Herron: no
- Nemes: no
- Carroll: no
- Givens: no
- Neal: no
- Thomas: no
- ChambersArmstrong: no
- Raque Adams: not voting

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb312.html

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