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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons."
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description: "Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define \"provisional license\" and \"standard license\"; authorize the Department of Kentucky State Police (KSP) to issue provisional licenses to carry concealed firearms and other deadly weapons to persons who are 18 to 20 years of age; require KSP to provide notice of expiration of provisional licenses and an application to switch from a provisional license to a standard license; allow the provisional license holder to apply by paper to his or her sheriff or online to KSP for a standard license; allow KSP to promulgate administrative regulations to administer provisional and standard license issuance."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2026RS"
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identifier: "HB 312"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 312 (2026RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Administrative Regulations And Proceedings", "Children And Minors", "Corrections Impact", "Firearms And Weapons", "Local Mandate", "Police", "State", "Sheriffs", "State Agencies"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["B. Wesley", "C. Massaroni", "D. Elliott", "D. Gordon", "D. Meade", "F. Rabourn", "J. Branscum", "J. Bray", "J. Calloway", "J. Decker", "J. Nemes", "K. Banta", "K. Holloway", "K. Moser", "M. Hart", "M. Proctor", "M. Whitaker", "P. Flannery", "P. Griffee", "R. Dotson", "R. White", "S. Doan", "S. Maddox", "S. Rudy", "T. Roberts", "W. Lawrence", "W. Thomas", "W. Williams"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cad06eeb-903f-4d89-aeca-4b6f2cf82346"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb312.html"
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source_hash: "4fb3e2d3867da5b7402ecfdbb3a46be78ac26fc404c35e0419f0d36291a4910b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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# Kentucky HB 312 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons.
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 237 to define "provisional license" and "standard license"; authorize the Department of Kentucky State Police (KSP) to issue provisional licenses to carry concealed firearms and other deadly weapons to persons who are 18 to 20 years of age; require KSP to provide notice of expiration of provisional licenses and an application to switch from a provisional license to a standard license; allow the provisional license holder to apply by paper to his or her sheriff or online to KSP for a standard license; allow KSP to promulgate administrative regulations to administer provisional and standard license issuance.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb312/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 173** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/26RS/documents/0173.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb312/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Pass — **73–17** (pass) · lower
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- OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE HB 312 — **28–9** (pass) · lower
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- PASS HB 312 — **30–7** (pass) · lower
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- Veto Override — **81–18** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- B. Wesley — primary (person)
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- C. Massaroni — primary (person)
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- D. Elliott — primary (person)
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- D. Gordon — primary (person)
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- D. Meade — primary (person)
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- F. Rabourn — primary (person)
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- J. Branscum — primary (person)
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- J. Bray — primary (person)
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- J. Calloway — primary (person)
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- J. Decker — primary (person)
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- J. Nemes — primary (person)
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- K. Banta — primary (person)
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- K. Holloway — primary (person)
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- K. Moser — primary (person)
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- M. Hart — primary (person)
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- M. Proctor — primary (person)
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- M. Whitaker — primary (person)
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- P. Flannery — primary (person)
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- P. Griffee — primary (person)
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- R. Dotson — primary (person)
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- R. White — primary (person)
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- S. Doan — primary (person)
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- S. Maddox — primary (person)
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- S. Rudy — primary (person)
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- T. Roberts — primary (person)
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- W. Lawrence — primary (person)
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- W. Thomas — primary (person)
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- W. Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 23, 2026
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- **2026-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 73-17 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Judiciary (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Judiciary (S)
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- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Judiciary (S)
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- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
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- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 30-7 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Vetoed `executive-veto`
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for consideration of Governor's veto
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 81-18 `passage`
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** veto overridden `veto-override-passage`
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** passed 28-9 `passage`
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 173) `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cad06eeb-903f-4d89-aeca-4b6f2cf82346`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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