,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1          
#bjbf,mrs4 ,gillibr& introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control &   
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh to aw>d      
grants = provid+ legal res\rces =       
petition]s seek+ extreme risk protection
 ord]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fair   
,legal ,access ,grants ,act4  #b4 ,legal
 res\rces = extreme risk protection ord]
 petition]s ,subp>t ,i ( ,"p ,e ( title 
,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe 
,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajaea et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by      
r$esignat+ section #eji z section #eaj2 
&  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section #ejh !   
foll[+3  #eji4 ,legal res\rces = extreme
 risk protection ord] petition]s  7a7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
petition] ,! t]m cov]$ petition] means  
an individual :o is eligible to seek an 

extreme risk protection ord] f an       
applicable ,/ate or ,tribal c\rt4  7#b7 
,extreme risk protection ord] ,! t]m    
extreme risk protection ord] means a    
writt5 ord] or w>rant issu$ by a ,/ate  
or ,tribal c\rt or sign$ by a magi/rate 
or o!r comp>able judicial (fic]1 !      
prim>y purpose ( :i* is to r$uce ! risk 
( fire>m-relat$ dea? or injury by-- 7,a7
 prohibit+ a nam$ individual f own+1    
pur*as+1 possess+1 receiv+1 or hav+ "u !
 cu/ody or control ( ! individual a     
fire>m2 or  7,b7 hav+ a fire>m remov$ or
 requir+ ! surr5d] ( a fire>m f a nam$  
individual4  7#c7 ,fire>m ,! t]m fire>m 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #iba ( 
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,au?ority  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney   
,g5]al %all aw>d grants to ,/ates1 local
 gov]nm5ts1 & ,tribal gov]nm5ts = !     
purpose ( provid+ legal repres5tation & 
res\rces to cov]$ petition]s4  7#b7 ,use
 ( funds ,a ,/ate1 local gov]nm5t1 or   
,tribal gov]nm5t t receives a grant "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 may use am\nts f ! grant  

to-- 7,a7 ensure cov]$ petition]s h     
access to c\nsel & int]pretation &      
translation s]vices2  7,b7 e/abli% legal
 res\rces c5t]s-- 7i7 = publi%+ &       
di/ribut+ in=mation & respond+ to       
inquiries relat+ to ! extreme risk      
protection ord] legal process ( !       
applicable ,/ate or ,tribal gov]nm5t2 & 
7ii7 t focus on exp&+ res\rces 9        
multiple languages o!r ?an ,engli%2     
7,c7 hire p]sonnel to-- 7i7 process &   
repres5t cov]$ petition]s1 su* z        
p]sonnel 9 local di/rict attorney (fices
 & law en=cem5t ag5cies2 or  7ii7 s]ve z
 legal res\rce coord9ators2  7,d7 aw>d  
subgrants to nonpr(it organizations t   
provide community legal aid2 &  7,e7    
tra9 legal s]vice provid]s1 law en=cem5t
 (fic]s1 prosecutors1 c\rt p]sonnel1 &  
o!r individuals on ! diff]5ces betwe5 an
 extreme risk protection ord] & a       
dome/ic viol5ce protection ord] to      
ensure t victims ( dome/ic viol5ce seek 
! =m ( protection ord] t be/ addresses  
_! safety ne$s4  7c7 ,au?orization (    

appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbg   
?r\gh #bjca4  4  #c4 ,jurisdiction (    
,f$]al c\rts  7a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is     
section1 ! t]m cov]$ petition] has !    
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #eji7;a7 (   
title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & 
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh1 z add$ by   
section #b ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,no         
jurisdiction ,no ,f$]al c\rt may ex]cise
 jurisdiction ov] a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1      
,tribal1 or local cause ( action 9      
response to a cov]$ petition] fil+ a    
petition = an extreme risk protection   
ord] if ! cov]$ petition] did n file a  
false or int5tionally h>ass+ petition4