Proposed Kentucky Firearm Legislation SB278
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to crisis aversion and rights retention orders.
Subject: Courts, District: Crimes and Punishments: Firearms and Weapons: Peace Officers and Law Enforcement: Police, State: Property: Public Advocate: Attorneys: Civil Procedure: Corrections Impact: Local Mandate
Description: Create new sections of KRS Chapter 237 to state how to interpret the Act; define terms; allow law enforcement officers to petition a court to issue crisis aversion and rights retention orders when a respondent poses a present danger of causing serious physical injury to themselves or others through purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm; establish procedures for the filing, review, hearing, termination, or renewal of the petition and orders; provide court processes and evidentiary standards; allow entry of the orders into law enforcement systems; prescribe issuance and service procedures for resulting protection orders; establish procedures for the surrender, storage, transfer, and return of firearms; establish penalties; allow for recognition and enforcement of foreign orders; amend KRS 431.015 to allow warrantless arrest for violations of the orders; amend KRS 31.110 and 431.076 to conform.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
Last Action Date: March 2, 2022
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Morgan McGarvey (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 38)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2022 | to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S) |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2022 | introduced in Senate |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2022 | to Committee on Committees (S) |
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
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Link: link to state bill page
