HB2932 Summary

• Restores firearms restraining orders to a fixed 6-month duration instead of allowing petitioners to request orders of up to one year.

• Removes the provision allowing firearms restraining orders to be renewed for additional periods of up to one year, replacing it with 6-month renewals subject to further court orders.

• Maintains all existing procedural requirements including petitioner burden of proof by clear and convincing evidence, court hearings within 30 days, and respondent's right to request order termination during the effective period.

• Updates terminology throughout the Firearms Restraining Order Act (430 ILCS 67) from "plenary" orders to "6-month" orders to reflect the fixed duration.