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2023 Regular Session

House Bill 6877

AN ACT CONCERNING RISK PROTECTION ORDERS OR WARRANTS AND DISQUALIFIERS FOR FIREARM PERMITS AND ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATES BASED ON TEMPORARY COMMITMENT UNDER A PHYSICIAN'S EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION.

Became law as Public Act 23-89, signed June 29, 2023, 113 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow a single police officer to apply for an application for a risk protection order if such order does not include a search and seizure warrant, and add temporary commitments under physicians' emergency certifications to any registry of admissions for patients with psychiatric disabilities that is maintained by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and reviewed for purposes of determining the suitability of a person to purchase or possess a firearm.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

9 co-sponsors

Jill Barry, Steven J. Stafstrom, Antonio Felipe, Joshua M. Hall, Michael D. Quinn, Tom Delnicki, Christine Conley, Hubert D. Delany, Matt Blumenthal

In the Senate

    6 co-sponsors

    Herron Gaston, Christine Cohen, Patricia Billie Miller, John A. Kissel, Jeff Gordon, Eric C. Berthel

    Its course

    March 8 to June 29, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action27 actions on 14 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 8 to May 962 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 8 to Mar 3022 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 25 to May 16 days

    In the SenateMay 9 to Jun 527 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 5 to Jun 1510 days

    With the GovernorJun 15 to Jun 2914 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 9 · Adopted Jun 5

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 8 – May 9

    1. Mar 8Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 9Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 30Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 25Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. May 1Appropriations Committee recommended it
    6. May 9The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 11 – Jun 5

    1. May 11Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 5The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 12 – Jun 29

    1. Jun 12Numbered Public Act 23-89
    2. Jun 15Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 29Signed by the Governor
    All 27 actions, as published
    1. Mar 8REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 9PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 30Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 30FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 10REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 17FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 17HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 17FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 25REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. May 1Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. May 2FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. May 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. May 2NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. May 2TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. May 9HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. May 9HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    18. May 11FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    19. May 11SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    20. May 11FILE NO.Both houses
    21. Jun 5SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    22. Jun 5SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    23. Jun 5IN CONCURRENCESenate
    24. Jun 12PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    25. Jun 15TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    26. Jun 15TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    27. Jun 29SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor