---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to interference with an authorized individual's right to concealed carry. Amend KRS 237.137 to provide that it is a violation to prevent a person authorized to concealed carry from doing so on a permitted property; establish fines."
description: "AN ACT relating to interference with an authorized individual's right to concealed carry. Amend KRS 237.137 to provide that it is a violation to prevent a person authorized to concealed carry from doing so on a permitted property; establish fines."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2017RS"
identifier: "HB 417"
citation: "Kentucky HB 417 (2017RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 22
action_count: 35
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-16"
last_action: "2017-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0018bb67-a2e9-4017-8439-c3a24ba79dcf"
source_url: "http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB417.htm"
source_hash: "7731bc5d23f455df315b4c9dfffb64a6ffb96f797d8dd3416207024066ba29de"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 417 (2017RS) — AN ACT relating to interference with an authorized individual's right to concealed carry. Amend KRS 237.137 to provide that it is a violation to prevent a person authorized to concealed carry from doing so on a permitted property; establish fines.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 417 (As Introduced)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **HCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HCS1.pdf)
3. **HFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA1.pdf)
4. **HFA10** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA10.pdf)
5. **HFA11** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA11.pdf)
6. **HFA12** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA12.pdf)
7. **HFA13** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA13.pdf)
8. **HFA14** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA14.pdf)
9. **HFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA2.pdf)
10. **HFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA3.pdf)
11. **HFA4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA4.pdf)
12. **HFA5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA5.pdf)
13. **HFA6** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA6.pdf)
14. **HFA7** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA7.pdf)
15. **HFA8** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA8.pdf)
16. **HFA9** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/HFA9.pdf)
17. **Most Recent Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/bill.pdf)
18. **SCS1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/SCS1.pdf)
19. **SCS2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/SCS2.pdf)
20. **SFA1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/SFA1.pdf)
21. **SFA2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/SFA2.pdf)
22. **SFA3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB417/SFA3.pdf)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-16** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2017-02-21** To Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27** Floor amendments (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) filed
- **2017-02-28** Posted in committee
- **2017-03-03** Reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `reading-1`
- **2017-03-03** Floor amendments (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) and (13) filed to Committee Substitute) and floor amendment (14-title) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-06** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2017-03-06** Posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 6, 2017
- **2017-03-07** 3rd reading, passed 81-5 with Committee Substitute, floor amendments (13) and (14-title) `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-08** Received in Senate
- **2017-03-08** To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
- **2017-03-08** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-08** Returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
- **2017-03-08** Floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-14** Taken from Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
- **2017-03-14** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14** Returned to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
- **2017-03-14** Floor amendment (2) filed `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-15** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute as a consent bill
- **2017-03-15** Floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-29** Taken from Rules
- **2017-03-29** Recommitted to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
- **2017-03-29** Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) as a consent bill
- **2017-03-29** Posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 29, 2017
- **2017-03-29** 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (2) `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-29** Received in House
- **2017-03-29** To Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (2)
- **2017-03-30** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (2)
- **2017-03-30** Bill passed 85-8
- **2017-03-30** Enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-30** Enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- **2017-03-30** Delivered to Governor
- **2017-04-11** Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 182) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0018bb67-a2e9-4017-8439-c3a24ba79dcf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).