House conferee objects to proposed firearms/TRO penalties; SB2517 deferred

At the afternoon reconvene the Senate chair described SB2517 as part of a law-enforcement coalition package addressing protective orders and firearms. Representative Tarnas, the House co-chair, said he "certainly see[s] value in your good work" but that he had "a philosophical difference with it" and was not prepared to move the bill out this session. He cited testimony from the Office of Public Defenders and warned that the draft could create a situation in which a respondent to a temporary restraining order who lawfully possesses a firearm could face a felony for possession while also being subject to misdemeanor proceedings for violating the order.