SB 26-4

Senate Bill 26-4 expands the list of people and organizations that can ask a court for an extreme risk protection order. This means that co-responders involved in community responses and various educational institutions, like schools and colleges, now have the ability to petition the court on behalf of someone who might be at risk due to another person's behavior with firearms. The bill affects communities by potentially increasing safety measures through broader involvement from these groups. Since it has been signed into law, this change is now in effect and being implemented.

Official Summary

The act adds a co-responder who is part of a co-responder community response to the list of community members who may petition the court for an extreme risk protection order. Health-care facilities, behavioral health treatment facilities, school districts, the state charter school institute, K-12 charter schools, private schools, and institutions of higher education are established as institutional petitioners that may petition a court for an extreme risk protection order.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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