Kentucky Senate Bill 220 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-25 - to Judiciary (S)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 527 to enumerate that it is a criminal offense for any person to allow a juvenile access to a readily dischargeable firearm if he or she knowingly or recklessly failed to secure the firearm or left the firearm in a place the person knew or should have known the juvenile would access; allow affirmative defenses to an offense under this section; provide that an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, and a Class A misdemeanor if the juvenile discharges the firearm and causes the death or serious injury of the juvenile or another person; amend KRS 507.010 to provide a definition of "readily dischargeable firearm"; amend KRS 507.050 to provide that a person is guilty of reckless homicide if he or she accesses a readily dischargeable firearm in a manner that leads to the death of a child; amend KRS 527.010 to conform; provide that this Act be known as the the "Andre O'Neal Memorial Act."

AN ACT relating to child safety.

Sen. Gerald Neal [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-25	Senate	to Judiciary (S)
2016-02-23	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB220.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB220/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB220/CI.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/SB220/LM.pdf