Protection Order/Family Court/Prohibit Deadly Weapons

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Current law prohibits persons subject to Family Court protective orders from purchasing or possessing deadly weapons, with some exceptions. This Act extends this prohibition to individuals with out-of-state protective orders as well.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Apr 9, 2026CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
2. Apr 15, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 10 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
3. May 19, 2026HousePassed By House. Votes: 34 YES 2 NOT VOTING 5 ABSENT
4. May 19, 2026CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
5. Jun 24, 2026CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · Senate Judiciary
6. Jul 1, 2026SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
7. Sep 14, 2026GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 11 Democrats, 1 Republican.

• KG Krista GriffithD Primary sponsor · District 12
• NP Nicole PooreD Joint sponsor · District 12