Kentucky House Bill 113

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-01-14 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 527.010, relating to firearms, to define "securely locked container" and make technical corrections; create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to prohibit unlawful storage of a firearm; establish elements of the crime as recklessly allowing access to an unsecured firearm by a minor; establish the crime as a Class B misdemeanor unless a physical injury or death results, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor; provide that an affirmative defense exists if a minor obtained the firearm through the minor's unlawful entry; provide that the Act may be cited as the Baby Dre Gun Safety Act.

AN ACT relating to gun safety for children.

Rep. George Brown [D]

Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]

Rep. Lisa Willner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-14	House	to Judiciary (H)
2026-01-07	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-07	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb113.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb113/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb113/LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/26RS/hb113/CI.pdf