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HB483 • 2026

AN ACT relating to the purchase of firearms by state employees.

AN ACT relating to the purchase of firearms by state employees.

Firearms Labor
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
S. Bratcher
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
02/02/26: to State Government (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to the purchase of firearms by state employees.

AN ACT relating to the purchase of firearms by state employees.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT relating to the purchase of firearms by state employees.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    to State Government (H)

  2. 2026-01-23 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to the purchase of firearms by state employees.

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1673
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AN ACT relating to the purchase of firearms by state employees. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 45A.600 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) (a) When an agency of Kentucky state government or a public university safety 4
and security department organized pursuant to KRS 164.950 transitions from 5
the use of one (1) firearm owned by that agency to another, the agency may 6
sell the firearm that is being replaced directly to an employee of the agency if: 7
1. The firearm was issued to the employee in the course of employment; 8
and 9
2. The employee is otherwise authorized by law to own or possess the 10
firearm. 11
(b) 1. The agency shall notify employees of the intended replacement of 12
firearms and that employees may purchase firearms pursuant to 13
paragraph (a) of this subsection. 14
2. The employee desiring to purchase the firearm issued to the employee 15
shall notify the head of the issuing agency of his or her intention not less 16
than ten (10) days after receiving notice of the intended replacement. 17
(2) (a) Upon retirement from state employment, a state employee to whom a firearm 18
has been issued during the course of employment may purchase the firearm 19
which was issued during the course of employment if the employee is 20
otherwise authorized to privately own or possess the firearm. 21
(b) The employee des iring to purchase the firearm issued to the employee shall 22
notify the head of the issuing agency of such intention not less than thirty (30) 23
days prior to the scheduled date of retirement. 24
(3) (a) The purchase price of a firearm purchased under subsection (1) of this 25
section shall be the fair market value determined by the Finance and 26
Administration Cabinet, Division of Personal Property. 27
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(b) The purchase price of a firearm purchased under subsection (2) of this 1
section shall be the fair market value on th e date of issuance to the 2
employee as determined by the Finance and Administration Cabinet, 3
Division of Personal Property, reduced by ten percent (10%) for each year 4
the firearm was issued to the employee until the calculated value of the 5
firearm reaches fifty dollars ($50). 6
(c) The proceeds from the sale of the firearm purchased under subsection (1) or 7
(2) of this section shall be deposited to the credit of an agency account for the 8
issuing agency and shall be used for the purpose of purchasing replacemen t 9
firearms. 10
(4) Any firearms that are not purchased by employees or retirees shall be disposed of 11
pursuant to KRS 45A.047. 12
(5) This statute shall supersede other state laws with regard to the disposition of state 13
property for the purpose stated in this section and for no other purpose. 14