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Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation SB244

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: AN ACT relating to extreme risk protection orders.

Subject: Courts, District: Crimes and Punishments: Firearms and Weapons: Peace Officers and Law Enforcement: Police, State: Property: Public Safety: Civil Procedure: Corrections Impact: Local Mandate

Description: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to allow persons to petition in District Court for one-year extreme risk protection orders when the petitioner believes a respondent poses a significant danger of causing serious physical injury to themselves or others through owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition; establish procedures under which a temporary ex parte protective order could be issued; establish procedures for the filing, review, hearing, and possible extension of the petition; prescribe issuance and service procedures of a resulting protection order; establish procedures for the surrender, storage, and return of firearms and ammunition; establish penalties.

Session: 2019 Regular Session

Last Action: to Judiciary (S)

Last Action Date: February 19, 2019

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Morgan McGarvey (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 38)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Feb 19, 2019 to Judiciary (S)
Senate Feb 15, 2019 introduced in Senate
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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