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HB89

Gun Violence Protective Orders

Last scannedSep 21, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This bill creates a new type of court order that allows police officers or household members to ask judges to temporarily stop people who are dangerous from having guns.

What it does

  • Creates gun violence protective orders for courts to issue when someone is found to be a danger by possessing firearms.
  • Allows peace officers and household members to file petitions asking the court for these orders.
  • Requires respondents to surrender or sell all their guns and ammunition within 24 hours of receiving an order.
  • Establishes rules for emergency orders that last up to 72 hours without a full hearing first.
  • Updates laws so violating any protective order is a crime if the person knows about it.
  • Requires law enforcement to enter new, modified, or dismissed protective orders into a central registry within 24 hours.

Who it affects

  • People who are found by a court to be dangerous because they possess or own firearms.
  • Peace officers and household members who can file petitions for these orders.
  • District judges, superior courts, and magistrates who must review the cases and issue orders.
  • The Department of Public Safety, which must maintain the central registry of protective orders.

Limits and unknowns

  • Standard orders last for six months unless a judge ends them earlier.
  • Emergency orders expire after 72 hours, while ex parte orders expire after 20 days if not extended or dissolved.
  • The bill text provided does not list the specific effective date when these laws begin.

Plain language

Terms to know

Gun violence protective order
A court order that stops a person from possessing or buying guns because they are considered dangerous to themselves or others.
Ex parte order
An emergency order issued by a judge without the other person being present at the hearing first, which lasts up to 20 days.
Respondent
The person against whom the protective order is filed and who must give up their guns.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

GUN VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS An Act relating to gun violence protective orders; relating to the crime of violating a protective order; relating to a central registry for protective orders; relating to the powers of district judges and magistrates; amending Rules 4 and 65, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure, and Rule 9, Alaska Rules of Administration; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) Minutes (HSTA)Min
  2. (H) Heard & HeldText
  3. (H) STATE AFFAIRS at 03:15 PM GRUENBERG 120Text
  4. (H) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY451
  5. (H) COSPONSOR(S): MINA399
  6. (H) COSPONSOR(S): HANNAN255
  7. (H) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS160
  8. (H) STA, JUD160
  9. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS160