Bill > HB3057

This bill creates an "extreme risk protective order" process in Texas. Key provisions include: - Allowing certain individuals, such as family members or law enforcement, to petition a court for an order if they believe the respondent poses an immediate danger due to serious mental illness and access to firearms. The court can then issue a temporary ex parte order prohibiting the respondent from possessing firearms. - Requiring a hearing within 14 days, where the court considers factors like the respondent's mental health history and past threats or violence, to determine whether to issue a longer-term protective order. This order prohibits the respondent from purchasing, owning, or controlling firearms for up to one year. - Establishing procedures for the surrender and eventual return or sale of any firearms the respondent is required to relinquish under the order. - Requiring the Department of Public Safety to report information about the protective order to the federal background check system. - Creating a new criminal offense for falsely reporting a request for an extreme risk protective order. The bill aims to provide a legal mechanism for temporarily restricting firearm access by individuals who may pose a serious risk of harm to themselves or others due to mental illness.