Bill Title: Law on use of force in defense of home and person clarified, self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, common law duty to retreat outside the home eliminated, boundaries of dwelling expanded, presumption created, and rights available to a person in that person's dwelling extended to others defending against forced entry.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-08 - Authors added West and Schultz [HF1288 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Ben Davis [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-006A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jim Joy [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-004B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tom Murphy [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-009B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Chris Swedzinski [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-015A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Bernie Perryman [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-014A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Representative Nolan West [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-032A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Isaac Schultz [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-010B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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