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Two more bills are heading to the upper chamber, positioning them closer to final passage.

One bill allowing adults under the age of 21 to carry concealed weapons, and another making child grooming a felony.

Our Mackenzie Spink explains and tonight's legislative update.

Grooming is the intentional process where a predator develops a relationship with a child for the purpose of preparing them for sexual abuse.

House Bill four would make this behavior a felony, but there are concerns about penalizing well-meaning adults in roles of leadership with children.

Let's say a coach or a teacher, Sunday school teacher, a troubled child.

They they take their time to work with that child.

It's that's having some struggles, help me get comfortable with the protections that that person would have.

As far as their intent, the intent not being misunderstood.

We have to prove not only that they committed certain objective functions, but they did so with ill intent is an incredibly difficult barrier to do as a prosecutor.

It's going to be difficult.

But in cases such as the one which involved, middle school that my daughter attended, the interactions were so clearly inappropriate that there was no other explanation for it.

It was going to we could have proved the intent through that.

Kelley says adults in positions of trust understand the appropriate channels of communication with minors, especially in the wake of last years Senate Bill 181, which established more narrow guidelines for school employees communicating with students.

That is just how we're operating now.

People know that if you're in a position of authority and trust, there should be designated channels when you're communicating with youth.

And so I don't think this will create a chilling effect, more so than what our society is generally moving to, which is you're going to be dealing with children.

There need to be appropriate means and methods of communication.

House Bill four passed and will head to the full body next, as well as House Bill 312, which would allow 18 to 20 year olds to legally carry a concealed firearm under the bill.

Applicants would have to pass a background check and complete firearms training.

Right now in Kentucky, citizens who are aged 18, 19 or 20 can legally vote signed contracts, join the military, serve in combat, start a family, own a business, and possess a firearm.

Yet, under current law, these adults are prohibited from carrying that same firearm concealed for self-defense.

The concern raised by gun control advocates was the risk of 18 year olds bringing their weapons to school.

I'm here today because I'm concerned about my 14 year old grandson.

He will enter high school next fall and I'm scared for him if this bill passes.

Now, I know that guns are not currently allowed in schools, colleges, hospitals, airports.

But I expect the teenagers getting used to conceal carrying.

We'll try to bring them to schools.

And metal detectors and security are not perfect.

Representative Maddox says the bill does not change any laws about where it is lawful to carry a firearm, and that the 18 to 20 year olds would still have to go through all of the same requirements and safety training as other adults applying for concealed carry permits.

For Kentucky Edition, I'm Mackenzie Spink.

Thank you much, Mackenzie.

The Senate Judiciary Committee also passed House Bill 188 today, a measure from State Representative Kevin Jackson that would increase the penalties for assaulting healthcare providers in jails.