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2012 SESSION

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HB 14 Persons acting in defense of property; civil immunity provided for an occupant of dwelling, etc.

Introduced by: Gregory D. Habeeb | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Immunity for persons acting in defense of property.  Provides civil immunity for an occupant of a dwelling who uses any degree of physical force while engaged in the defense of his dwelling when (i) the other person has unlawfully entered the dwelling and committed an overt act toward the occupant or another person in the dwelling and (ii) the occupant reasonably believes that he or another person in the dwelling is in imminent danger of bodily injury.

FULL TEXT

• 12/02/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100492D  pdf
• 02/08/12  House: Printed as engrossed 12100492D-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments

HISTORY

• 12/02/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100492D
• 12/02/11  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/13/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 01/30/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N)
• 02/03/12  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 4-N)
• 02/07/12  House: Read first time
• 02/08/12  House: Read second time
• 02/08/12  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/08/12  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB14E
• 02/08/12  House: Printed as engrossed 12100492D-E
• 02/09/12  House: Read third time and passed House (75-Y 22-N)
• 02/09/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 22-N)
• 02/10/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/15/12  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 8-N)