Legislation - HB0083

Title: Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act
Sponsored by: Delegates Bartlett, Embry, Moreno, Simmons, Simpson, Taylor, Moon, Woods, and Conaway
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering and establishing provisions relating to the surrender of firearms by a respondent under the domestic violence statutes; and requiring the law enforcement agency that served the order to take certain actions within 3 business days after service of an order against a respondent who is not in compliance with an order to surrender certain firearms.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0020

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1050 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/28/2025 Legislative Date 10/28/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2026 Legislative Date 1/16/2026 Action Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {403827/1 Adopted Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/21/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (89-32) Proceedings 46AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/28/2025	10/28/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act
House	1/16/2026	1/16/2026	Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2026	3/20/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/20/2026	3/07/2026	Favorable with Amendments {403827/1 Adopted	44AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2026	3/07/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act
House	3/21/2026	3/09/2026	Third Reading Passed (89-32)	46AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/07/2026	Referred Judicial Proceedings	46 Click to view Recorded Media

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