HB-5435 An Act Concerning the Risk Warrant Firearm Holding Period
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To require that any firearm held under a risk protection order or warrant not be destroyed before two years have passed from the date that the person named in the order or warrant last petitioned the court to terminate the order or warrant.
Introduced by:
Judiciary Committee
Text of Bill
Raised Bill [doc]
Bill History
3/2/2026 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
Summery of changes/additions:
In subsection (i) of section 29-38c of the 2026 supplement, change the time period from one year to two years before the firearms are destroyed.
Replace the following current language:
at least one year has passed since date of the termination of a warrant under subsection (e) of this section
With this new language:
two years have passed since the person named in an order or a warrant last petitioned the court to terminate the order or warrant under subsection (f) of this section. If, after such two-year period, such firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons or ammunition have not been transferred pursuant to subsection (h) of this section, the commissioner or local police department, as applicable, shall cause such firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons or ammunition to be destroyed.
Section Effective Dates:
Section 1 October 1, 2026