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HB299 • 2026

AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices.

AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices.

Firearms
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
J. Nemes
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
03/03/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices.

AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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HCS1

House Committee Substitute 1

Retain original provisions; change the culpable mental state to knowingly; prohibit conversion of a handgun into a machine gun.

Plain English: UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 299/HCS 1 Page 1 of 1 HB029930.100 - 8 - XXXX 3/2/2026 4:17 PM House Committee Substitute AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices.

  • UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 299/HCS 1 Page 1 of 1 HB029930.100 - 8 - XXXX 3/2/2026 4:17 PM House Committee Substitute AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices.
  • 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2 SECTION 1.
  • A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 527 IS CREATED TO 3 READ AS FOLLOWS: 4 (1) As used in this section, "machine gun" means a machinegun as defined in 26 5 U.S.C.
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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)

  2. 2026-03-02 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    3rd reading, passed 65-25 with Committee Substitute (1)

  3. 2026-02-25 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 26 2026

  4. 2026-02-24 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

  5. 2026-02-18 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

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

  6. 2026-01-16 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to Judiciary (H)

  7. 2026-01-09 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS HB 299/GA
Page 1 of 1
HB029910.100 - 8 - XXXX 3/2/2026 4:18 PM GA
AN ACT relating to machine gun conversion devices. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 527 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) As used in this section, "machine gun" means a machinegun as defined in 26 5
U.S.C. sec. 5845. 6
(2) A person is guilty of possession of a machine gun conversion device wh en he or 7
she knowingly possesses, obtains, receives, sells, or uses a part or combination of 8
parts designed and intended to convert a handgun into a machine gun. 9
(3) This section shall not apply to: 10
(a) A state or local law enforcement officer while acting in an official capacity; 11
(b) A person who owns or has in his or her possession, control, care, or custody 12
a firearm, part, or combination of parts that are registered in the National 13
Firearms Registration and Transfer Record maintained by the Bureau of 14
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and E xplosives or is otherwise not subject to 15
that registration requirement; or 16
(c) Any part, combination of parts, or device designed or intended to increase a 17
firearm's rate of fire but does not enable a semiautomatic firearm to fire 18
more than two (2) shots, without manual reloading, by a single function of 19
the trigger. 20
(4) Possession of a machine gun conversion device is a Class C felony. 21