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HB 48 Castle doctrine; self-defense and defense of others.
Introduced by: Richard P. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Castle doctrine. Encodes a version of the "castle doctrine," allowing the use of physical force, including deadly force, by a person in his dwelling against an intruder in the dwelling who has committed an overt act against him or another person who is lawfully in the dwelling.
FULL TEXT
- 12/16/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100520D pdf
- 02/08/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12100520D-E pdf
- 02/15/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105463D-S1 pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/16/11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100520D
- 12/16/11 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 (12-Y 6-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: Pending question ordered
- 02/08/12 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB48E
- 02/08/12 House: Printed as engrossed 12100520D-E
- 02/09/12 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/09/12 House: Read third time and passed House (70-Y 28-N)
- 02/09/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (70-Y 28-N)
- 02/10/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/10/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/15/12 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/15/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105463D-S1
- 02/17/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/20/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105463D-S1
- 02/20/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB48S1
- 02/20/12 Senate: Blank Action
- 02/21/12 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/12 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/12 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 12105463D-H1 (2-Y 97-N)
- 02/23/12 House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 97-N)
- 02/27/12 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/12 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/28/12 Senate: House acceded to request
- 02/29/12 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/29/12 House: Delegates: Bell, Richard P., Habeeb, Johnson
- 02/29/12 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/29/12 Senate: Senators: Stuart, Stanley, Edwards
- 03/06/12 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/12 House: Motion to pass by Conference report indefinitely agreed to
- 03/07/12 Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
- 03/07/12 Senate: Recommitted to Courts of Justice
- 03/07/12 Senate: Pursuant to Senate Rule 20(g)
- 03/07/12 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice
- 12/13/12 Senate: Left in Courts of Justice