# Kentucky HB 340: AN ACT relating to background checks.

Kentucky HB 340, AN ACT relating to background checks., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Tony Hampton (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-13 (reported favorably, to Rules) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kentucky HB 340
- State: Kentucky
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to background checks.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-03-13, reported favorably, to Rules
- Sponsor: Tony Hampton (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Local Mandate, Courts, Education, Elementary and Secondary, Federal Laws and Regulations, Fees, Jails and Jailers, Local Government, Peace Officers and Law Enforcement, Police, City and County, Police, State, Public Records and Reports, Sheriffs, State Agencies, Public Safety, Archives and Records, Cities, Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State, Counties, Background Checks
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (81 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tony Hampton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Grossberg (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-06 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 81 | 3 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-03-13: reported favorably, to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: returned to State & Local Government (S) (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: taken from State & Local Government (S) (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: returned to State & Local Government (S) (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: 1st reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: taken from State & Local Government (S) (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: to State & Local Government (S) (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: received in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: 3rd reading, passed 81-3 (House)
- 2025-03-05: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 06, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd reading, to Rules (House)
- 2025-03-04: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-07: to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H) (House)
- 2025-02-05: to Committee on Committees (H) (House)
- 2025-02-05: introduced in House (House)

## Bill text

- Current, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb340/bill.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb340/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law)
- HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed)
- HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed)
- HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed)
- HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed)
- HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed)

## Sources
- [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb340/bill.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb340/orig_bill.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS)
- [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS)
- [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS)
- [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS)
- [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS)
- [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB340-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).