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Bill AN ACT relating to firearms liability protections and declaring an emergency. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; establish liability protections for manufacturers and sellers of firearms against specified legal actions arising from criminal or unlawful use of firearms or ammunition; establish criteria for proceedings including timelines and burden of proof; establish a civil cause of action for violation of the extended protections for manufacturers and sellers and delineate available damages; provide the Attorney General with enforcement authority; provide that the Act may be cited as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms (PLCAA) Clarification Act of 2026; EMERGENCY. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2026RS HB 78 Kentucky HB 78 (2026RS)
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T. Roberts
V. Grossl
W. Lawrence
W. Williams
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Kentucky HB 78 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to firearms liability protections and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 to define terms; establish liability protections for manufacturers and sellers of firearms against specified legal actions arising from criminal or unlawful use of firearms or ammunition; establish criteria for proceedings including timelines and burden of proof; establish a civil cause of action for violation of the extended protections for manufacturers and sellers and delineate available damages; provide the Attorney General with enforcement authority; provide that the Act may be cited as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms (PLCAA) Clarification Act of 2026; EMERGENCY.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 177 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Pass — 75–17 (pass) · lower
  • OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 78 — 31–6 (pass) · lower
  • PASS HB 78 w/ SCS 1 — 32–6 (pass) · lower
  • Veto Override — 80–19 (pass) · lower
  • Final Passage — 76–16 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • D. Elliott — primary (person)
  • D. Lewis — primary (person)
  • J. Calloway — primary (person)
  • J. Hodgson — primary (person)
  • K. Moser — primary (person)
  • M. Whitaker — primary (person)
  • S. Rudy — primary (person)
  • T. Roberts — primary (person)
  • V. Grossl — primary (person)
  • W. Lawrence — primary (person)
  • W. Williams — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in House introduction
  • 2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026
  • 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
  • 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 75-17 with Committee Substitute (1) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 to Judiciary (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Judiciary (S)
  • 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 1st reading reading-1
  • 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Judiciary (S)
  • 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Judiciary (S)
  • 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading reading-2
  • 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Judiciary (S)
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 placed in the Orders of the Day
  • 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 32-6 with Committee Substitute (1) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 passed 76-16 passage
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
  • 2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00 Vetoed executive-veto
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 posted for consideration of Governor's veto
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 veto overridden veto-override-passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 passed 80-19 passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 veto overridden veto-override-passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 passed 31-6 passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 177) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/59d7151c-a09d-49d1-bdec-89293211cf9c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).

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