North Carolina 2019-2020 Session Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

SB 565 — Extreme Risk Protection Orders.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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What changed in the latest version

16 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Senate Bill 565 now includes a requirement for written statements to include the name of the witness. Previously, the version did not specify this detail. This change is important because it aims to improve transparency and accountability in the legislative process by ensuring that all witness statements are properly attributed to individuals, making it easier to track contributions and testimony.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 2, 2019 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 S 1 SENATE BILL 565 Short Title:
565 SESSION 2019 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15275-MLa-13E Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF AN EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER TO RESTRICT TEMPORARILY A PERSON'S ACCESS TO FIREARMS IF THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE PERSON POSES A DANGER OF PHYSICAL HARM TO SELF OR OTHERS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 3, 2019 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF AN EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER TO RESTRICT TEMPORARILY A PERSON'S ACCESS TO FIREARMS IF THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE PERSON POSES A DANGER OF PHYSICAL HARM TO SELF OR OTHERS.
*DRS15275-MLa-13E* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 d.
*S565-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 d.
– A petition for an ERPO under this Chapter shall be accompanied by either (i) a written statement made by a witness other than the petitioner that states specific facts supporting the allegation set forth in the petition or (ii) an audio and visual recording of the incident the petitioner is using as the basis for seeking an ERPO under this Chapter.Awrittenstatement providedunderthis subsection shall includethe nameofthe witness and a description of the witness's relationship to the petitioner.
– A petition for an ERPO under this Chapter shall be accompanied by either (i) a written statement made by a witness other than the petitioner that states specific facts supporting the allegation set forth in the petition or (ii) an audio and visual recording of the incident the petitioner is using as the basis for seeking an ERPO under this Chapter.
Awrittenstatement providedunderthis subsection shall includethe nameofthe witness and a description of the witness's relationship to the petitioner.
Page 2 DRS15275-MLa-13E General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (g) Court Costs and Attorneys' Fees.
Page 2 Senate Bill 565-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (g) Court Costs and Attorneys' Fees.
DRS15275-MLa-13E Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (3) The ERPO shall include a statement detailing why the ERPO was granted without notice.
Senate Bill 565-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (3) The ERPO shall include a statement detailing why the ERPO was granted without notice.
Page 4 DRS15275-MLa-13E General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (c) Receipt.
Page 4 Senate Bill 565-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (c) Receipt.
The judge, after a hearing, may order the sheriff in possession, or the sheriff's duly authorized agent, to destroy the firearms, ammunition, and permits, or to dispose of the firearms, ammunition, and permits in one or more of the ways DRS15275-MLa-13E Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 authorized by law, including subdivision (4b), (5), or (6) of G.S.
The judge, after a hearing, may order the sheriff in possession, or the sheriff's duly authorized agent, to destroy the firearms, ammunition, and permits, or to dispose of the firearms, ammunition, and permits in one or more of the ways Senate Bill 565-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 authorized by law, including subdivision (4b), (5), or (6) of G.S.
The sheriff shall provide for prompt entry of the ERPO into the National Crime Information Center registry and shall provide for Page 6 DRS15275-MLa-13E General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 access of such orders to the courts on a 24-hour-a-day basis.
The sheriff shall provide for prompt entry of the ERPO into the National Crime Information Center registry and shall provide for Page 6 Senate Bill 565-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 access of such orders to the courts on a 24-hour-a-day basis.
DRS15275-MLa-13E Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 The following definitions apply in this Chapter:
Senate Bill 565-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 The following definitions apply in this Chapter:
Page 8 DRS15275-MLa-13E General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 c.
Page 8 Senate Bill 565-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 c.
DRS15275-MLa-13E Page 9
Senate Bill 565-First Edition Page 9
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

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Who sponsors SB 565?
SB 565 is sponsored by McKissick, Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic), Peterson, deViere, Marcus, Nickel, Searcy, Kandie D. Smith (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), and Michael Garrett (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 565?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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