Texas HB234 establishes extreme risk protective orders to prevent individuals with serious mental illness from accessing firearms.

HB234 creates a process for courts to issue extreme risk protective orders, prohibiting individuals deemed to pose a danger to themselves or others due to serious mental illness from purchasing, owning, or possessing firearms. The bill outlines procedures for applying for and issuing these orders, including temporary ex parte orders. It also mandates that the Department of Public Safety suspend handgun licenses for individuals subject to these orders and requires law enforcement to hold firearms relinquished under the orders.

Texas HB234 establishes extreme risk protective orders to prevent individuals with serious mental illness from accessing firearms.

HB234 creates a process for courts to issue extreme risk protective orders, prohibiting individuals deemed to pose a danger to themselves or others due to serious mental illness from purchasing, owning, or possessing firearms. The bill outlines procedures for applying for and issuing these orders, including temporary ex parte orders. It also mandates that the Department of Public Safety suspend handgun licenses for individuals subject to these orders and requires law enforcement to hold firearms relinquished under the orders.