ON AUGUST 24, 2023, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 7003, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #1 adds that a person who is subject to a lifetime order of protection, issued pursuant to this bill, due to a conviction for aggravated stalking or especially aggravated stalking may petition the court that issued the lifetime order of protection for relief from any prohibition on purchasing or possessing a firearm if the person has been granted any of the following with regard to the conviction that was the basis for the lifetime order of protection:
(1) The person has been pardoned;
(2) The person's conviction has been expunged; or
(3) The person's civil rights have been restored and the restoration order does not specifically prohibit the person from possessing firearms.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 36-3-627(a)(1), 36-3-627