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KY HB 749

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

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

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 machine gun to the office within 7 days of learning of his or her prohibited status; allow a qualified person to transfer a machine gun to another qualified person; establish the public defense fund; provide civil immunity to the Commonwealth, the office, and the office's director, officers, and employees in the performance of their duties; provide that the Commonwealth, the office, and the office's director, officers, and employees shall not be civilly or criminally liable for acts or omissions of qualified persons; amend KRS 12.020 and 15A.020 to conform.

Introduced
2026-02-25
Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-04 — to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • B. Wesleyprimary
  • T. Huffprimary
  • J. Hodgsonprimary
  • R. Dotsonprimary
  • J. Callowayprimary
  • S. Doanprimary
  • T. Robertsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-25

    introduced in House

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-25

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-04

    to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb749.html

Attribution

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