2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB686: AN ACT relating to the restoration of Second Amendment rights.

Legislative Summary

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237, relating to firearms, to define terms; provide that firearm suppressors manufactured in Kentucky shall not be subject to federal law or regulation; require firearm suppressors manufactured and sold in Kentucky to have the words "Made in Kentucky" clearly stamped on them; prohibit the state and local enforcement of a federal statute, order, rule, or regulation that does not exist under state law and that purports to regulate a firearm suppressor; allow citizens to report evidence of specified state and local entities' noncompliance to the Office of the Attorney General; require the Office of the Attorney General to investigate; prohibit specified entities from receiving state grant funds if found noncompliant; allow the Office of the Attorney General to file a petition for a writ of mandamus or apply for other appropriate equitable relief to compel compliance; provide that the Act applies to firearm suppressors that are manufactured on or after the effective date of the Act; provide that the Act may be cited as the Second Amendment Restoration Act.

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Bill History

2/18/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
to Judiciary (H)
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/18/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

T.J. Roberts
T.J. Roberts
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197029.5 KB
Local Mandate
Local Mandate1/1/19703.1 KB