HB 234 establishes provisions for "Extreme Risk Protective Orders" (ERPOs), allowing certain individuals or peace officers to request a court order to temporarily restrict a person's access to firearms if they are deemed a danger to themselves or others due to serious mental illness. The ERPO process includes applications with specific requirements, temporary ex parte orders, and hearings to issue longer-term orders. The bill requires individuals subject to an ERPO to relinquish firearms to law enforcement and suspends handgun licenses for the order's duration. It also introduces criminal penalties for violations of ERPOs and for making false reports in relation to ERPO applications​.