KY HB312 2026

AN ACT relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons.

Date of Vote: January 23, 2026

Chamber of Origin: House

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.

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Voted YEA

73
98.63% REPUBLICANS1.37% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS

VOTED NAY

17
11.76% REPUBLICANS88.24% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS
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Voted yea

Susan Tyler WittenState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:100.00
Jason NemesState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:100.00
John HodgsonState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:100.00
Emily CallawayState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:100.00
Matt LockettState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:100.00
Felicia RabournState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:85.71

Voted nay

George BrownState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:14.29
Matthew LehmanState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:45.45
Adrielle CamuelState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:27.27
Lindsey BurkeState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:30.77
Chad AullState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:34.62
Tina BojanowskiState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:19.05

Not Voting

Ryan DotsonState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:95.24
Mark HartState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:88.10
Alan GentryState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:30.95
Thomas HuffState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:97.62
Lisa WillnerState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:21.43
Ashley Tackett LafertyState HouseKentucky
Lifetime Score:76.19
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