Kentucky 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 4 R cosponsors

HB 798 — AN ACT relating to weapons on school property.

Last action — to Education (H)

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amend KRS 527.010 to include knives longer than three inches in weapons prohibited on school grounds.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill adds the definition of knives with blades longer than three inches to the list of unlawful possessions on school property.

  • KRS 527.070

    any firearm or other deadly weapon, destructive device, or booby trap device → any firearm or other deadly weapon, knife with a blade longer than three (3) inches, destructive device, or booby trap device

    This change explicitly includes knives with blades longer than three inches in the list of weapons prohibited on school property.

Action History

  1. to Education (H)

  2. to Committee on Committees (H)

  3. introduced in House

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 134 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (134)

134 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 798 do?
Amend KRS 527.010 to include knives longer than three inches in weapons prohibited on school grounds.
Who sponsors HB 798?
HB 798 is sponsored by Nick Wilson (Republican), Deanna Gordon (Republican), Steve Bratcher (Republican), and Timmy Truett (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 798?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 798?
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