Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB517: AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.
Status: In committee, February 5, 2026
Repeal KRS 237.115, which interprets the application of the license to carry concealed deadly weapon statute as permitting postsecondary facilities, local governments, and units of state government to limit concealed carry in governmental buildings; amend KRS 150.172, 237.110, and 527.020 to conform; amend KRS 237.110 to no longer prohibit the carrying of concealed deadly weapons in schools and specify that the prohibition of carrying concealed deadly weapons in airports is limited to areas controlled by the Transportation Security Administration; make technical corrections; amend KRS 527.070 to add persons with valid licenses to carry concealed deadly weapons to the list of those permitted to possess weapons in schools.
What the bill says
An act relating to concealed deadly weapons.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 150.172 is amended to read as follows: (1) Any person who is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm may carry a firearm and ammunition for that firearm for purposes of self-defense and defense of others while hunting, fishing, trapping, or engaging in any other activity not constituting a crime under KRS Chapter 218A or Chapters 500 to 534, and may do so on any public lands under the control of the department and on any private land under the control of the department, unless the owner of the private land has posted notice that concealed deadly weapons are not allowed in a building where they may be prohibited pursuant to KRS 237.110[ or 237.115]. (2) (a) A person may use a firearm, if he or she is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm, or may use any other deadly weapon, at any time and during any season to: 1. Kill or attempt to kill an animal, whether protected or unprotected, in self-defense or defense of another person; or 2. Kill or attempt to kill an injured animal for humane purposes; and in either event, reports the kill or …
Sponsors
- Felicia Rabourn (R, HD-047) · primary sponsor
- Savannah Maddox (R, HD-061)
- Josh Calloway (R, HD-010)
- T.J. Roberts (R, HD-066)
Latest actions
- : to Judiciary (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Firearms And Weapons, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Universities And Colleges, Local Mandate, Technical Corrections, Corrections Impact, Local Government
Common questions
- What is HB517?
- HB517 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons.
- What does HB517 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to concealed deadly weapons.
- What is the status of HB517?
- In committee as of February 5, 2026. Latest action: to Judiciary (H) (February 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB517?
- Felicia Rabourn (R, HD-047), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB517?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb517.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.