Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 3179
Provides that person who is legally present in any place is not liable for failing to retreat from attacker.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Provides that person who is legally present in any place is not liable for failing to retreat from attacker. Allows person to use against attacker defensive force intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm if person reasonably believes that force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm, or to prevent commission of felony involving use of force. Establishes presumption that person has reasonable belief that use of defensive force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm when person killed or injured was unlawfully and forcefully entering or attempting to enter dwelling or vehicle, or was removing or attempting to remove person against person's will from dwelling or vehicle. Provides exceptions to application of presumption.
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
7 co-sponsors
Tim Freeman, Vic Gilliam, George Gilman, John Huffman, Ron Maurer, Jim Thompson, Gene Whisnant
Its course
March 10 to June 29, 2009, 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 10 to Jun 29 · stopped111 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 10 to Mar 122 days
JudiciaryMar 12 to Jun 29 · stopped109 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 10 – Jun 29
- Mar 10Introduced
- Mar 12Sent to Judiciary
- Jun 29Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Mar 10First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 12Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
- Jun 29In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives