AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING--INJURY OR DEATH-DEFENSE (Creates a rebuttable presumption as a matter of law in any civil or criminal proceeding that the owner, tenant, or occupier of any place where a violent crime has occurred from a duty to retreat.)
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2022
Last action Mar 30, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 30, 2022
Committee
03/30/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
03/02/2022 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlene Lima
DDemocratic
P
David Place
RRepublican
P
George Nardone
RRepublican
P
Mike Chippendale
RRepublican
P
Stephen Casey
DDemocratic
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