WV HB4400 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-10 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-10 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to provide immunity from civil or criminal prosecution against persons using force, including deadly force, in defense of self, real and personal property. The bill also includes the use of force in defensive actions protecting self, real, and personal property of another person or in other defined situations, including when there is no duty to retreat. Persons prosecuted civilly or criminally for lawful use of this reasonable force are entitled to receive court costs, fees, and expenses resulting from their legal and lawful defensive actions.
Title
Relating to reasonable force in defense of self, real and personal property
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2024-01-10 | House | To House Judiciary |
2024-01-10 | House | Introduced in House |
2024-01-10 | House | To Judiciary |
2024-01-10 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB283 (Similar To) 2024-01-11 - To Judiciary
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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55 | 7 | 22 | Amended Code | Citation Text |