Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
House Bill 3069
Authorizes persons engaged in lawful activity to stand ground and use force in self-defense.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Authorizes persons engaged in lawful activity to stand ground and use force in self-defense. Establishes civil and criminal presumption in favor of deadly physical force in specified circumstances involving dwellings and occupied vehicles. Authorizes court to award costs and fees to person using force if civil action results.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
March 6 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to Jun 28 · stopped114 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 6 to Mar 126 days
JudiciaryMar 12 to Jun 28 · stopped108 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 6 – Jun 28
- Mar 6Introduced
- Mar 12Sent to Judiciary
- Jun 28Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Mar 6First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 12Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
- Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives