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SB 143 IN
Passed One Chamber

Self-defense.

IN · session 2022 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 4, 2022

Latest action (Feb 7, 2022) First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

Summary

Specifies that "reasonable force" includes the pointing of a loaded or unloaded firearm for purposes of self-defense and arrest statutes.

Sponsors (4)

11 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (19)

  1. Jan 4, 2022 Authored by Senators Baldwin, Young M, Garten · upper
  2. Jan 4, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
  3. Jan 20, 2022 Senator Baldwin removed as author · upper
  4. Jan 20, 2022 Senator Doriot added as author · upper
  5. Jan 24, 2022 Senator Garten removed as third author · upper
  6. Jan 24, 2022 Senator Baldwin added as third author · upper
  7. Jan 24, 2022 Senator Garten added as coauthor · upper
  8. Jan 25, 2022 Senators Koch, Bohacek, Freeman, Sandlin added as coauthors · upper
  9. Jan 27, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
  10. Jan 31, 2022 Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 98: yeas 10, nays 38 · upper
  11. Jan 31, 2022 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  12. Feb 1, 2022 Senator Busch added as coauthor · upper
  13. Feb 1, 2022 Senator Crane added as coauthor · upper
  14. Feb 1, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 149: yeas 40, nays 9 · upper
  15. Feb 1, 2022 House sponsor: Representative Smaltz · upper
  16. Feb 1, 2022 Cosponsors: Representatives Lucas, Teshka J, Bartels · upper
  17. Feb 1, 2022 Senator Tomes added as coauthor · upper
  18. Feb 2, 2022 Referred to the House · upper
  19. Feb 7, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
Subjects
CRIMES AND OFFENSES generallyWEAPONS

Text versions (2)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Senate Bill (S) · Jan 27, 2022 · PDF
  • Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Dec 30, 2021 · PDF

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