Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on June 30, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 2795
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
Its course
January 11 to June 30, 2011, 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 RepresentativesJan 11 to Jun 30 · stopped170 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 11 to Jan 2110 days
JudiciaryJan 21 to Jun 30 · stopped160 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 Jan 11 – Jun 30
- Jan 11Introduced
- Jan 21Sent to Judiciary
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 11First reading. Referred to the desks of the Co-Speakers.House of Representatives
- Jan 21Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives