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2002 SESSION

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HB 582 Deadly physical force on intruders.

Introduced by: John J. Welch, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Deadly physical force. Grants the occupant of a dwelling immunity from civil liability or criminal prosecution for any injury or death resulting from the occupant's use of force, including deadly physical force, against a person when the other person has unlawfully entered the dwelling, has committed an overt act toward the occupant or another person in the dwelling and the occupant reasonably believes he or another person in the dwelling is in imminent danger of bodily harm.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 024485986  pdf
• 02/11/02  House: Printed as engrossed 024485986-E  pdf
• 03/04/02  Senate: Committee substitute printed 024568536-S1  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 024485986
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/08/02  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/02  House: Read first time
• 02/11/02  House: Read second time
• 02/11/02  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/11/02  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/11/02  House: Printed as engrossed 024485986-E
• 02/12/02  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/12/02  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/13/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/02  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/04/02  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/02  Senate: Committee substitute printed 024568536-S1
• 03/05/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/02  Senate: Read third time
• 03/05/02  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/05/02  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 024568536-S1
• 03/05/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 024568536-S1
• 03/05/02  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/06/02  House: Motion to pass by the Senate substitute rejected
• 03/06/02  House: Motion to lay Senate substitute on table agreed to
• 03/09/02  House: No further action taken
• 03/09/02  House: Failed to pass in House