Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00219 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 219
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1010 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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1313 Introduced by:
1414 SEN. KASSER, 36
1515 th Dist.
1616 SEN. HASKELL, 26
1717 th Dist.
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2323 AN ACT EXPANDING THE STATE'S RED FLAG LAW.
2424 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2525 Assembly convened:
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2727 That titles 29 and 53a of the general statutes be amended to expand 1
2828 the coverage and applicability of risk protection orders to allow a family 2
2929 member, social worker, health care worker, clergy or other concerned 3
3030 community member to notify the court directly about a person who is 4
3131 in possession of a firearm and has threatened to harm herself, himself or 5
3232 another person and ask the court to issue an order to remove firearms 6
3333 from the possession of the person issuing such threats or committing 7
3434 acts of violence. 8
3535 Statement of Purpose:
3636 To expand the coverage and applicability of risk protection orders to
3737 allow a family member, social worker, health care worker, clergy or
3838 other concerned community member to notify the court directly about
3939 a person who is in possession of a firearm and has threatened to harm
4040 herself, himself or another person and ask the court to issue an order to Proposed Bill No. 219
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4545 remove firearms from the possession of the person issuing such threats
4646 or committing acts of violence.