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 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-09 - Author added Murphy [HF661 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Peggy Bennett [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-023A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mary Franson [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-012B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Shane Mekeland [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-027A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Matt Bliss [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-002B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Peggy Scott [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-031B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Chris Swedzinski [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-015A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joshua Heintzeman [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-006B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Burkel [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-001A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Krista Knudsen [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-005A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tom Murphy [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-009B	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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