Section ____ of SB 1362 is amended to add the following:

SECTION ____.  LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY PRESERVED. Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, a municipality or county may enact and enforce a local policy or ordinance allowing for the issuance of an extreme risk protection order by a court of competent jurisdiction, provided that:

(1)  the local policy includes due process protections consistent with the Texas and U.S. Constitutions, including notice, a right to hearing, and the right to counsel;

(2)  the petition for and order is based on sworn evidence that the individual poses an imminent danger of causing harm to self or others;

(3)  the order is temporary and subject to judicial review, with a full hearing to be held within a reasonable period;

(4)  the order does not permanently dispossess any individual of their lawfully owned firearms absent a separate criminal or mental health adjudication under state or federal law;

(5)  the ordinance shall not be construed to authorize firearm confiscation without court approval.