SB 143 IN Passed One Chamber
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Summary
Specifies that "reasonable force" includes the pointing of a loaded or unloaded firearm for purposes of self-defense and arrest statutes.
Sponsors (4)
- Blake Doriot Republican · author
- Michael Young Republican · author
- Scott Baldwin Republican · author
- Ben Smaltz Republican · sponsor
11 coauthors / cosponsors
- Chris Garten Republican · coauthor
- Eric Koch Republican · coauthor
- Mike Bohacek Republican · coauthor
- Aaron Freeman Republican · coauthor
- Jack Sandlin · coauthor
- Justin Busch Republican · coauthor
- John Crane · coauthor
- James Tomes Republican · coauthor
- Jim Lucas Republican · cosponsor
- Jake Teshka Republican · cosponsor
- Steve Bartels Republican · cosponsor
Action history (19)
- Jan 4, 2022 Authored by Senators Baldwin, Young M, Garten · upper
- Jan 4, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
- Jan 20, 2022 Senator Baldwin removed as author · upper
- Jan 20, 2022 Senator Doriot added as author · upper
- Jan 24, 2022 Senator Garten removed as third author · upper
- Jan 24, 2022 Senator Baldwin added as third author · upper
- Jan 24, 2022 Senator Garten added as coauthor · upper
- Jan 25, 2022 Senators Koch, Bohacek, Freeman, Sandlin added as coauthors · upper
- Jan 27, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
- Jan 31, 2022 Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 98: yeas 10, nays 38 · upper
- Jan 31, 2022 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
- Feb 1, 2022 Senator Busch added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 1, 2022 Senator Crane added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 1, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 149: yeas 40, nays 9 · upper
- Feb 1, 2022 House sponsor: Representative Smaltz · upper
- Feb 1, 2022 Cosponsors: Representatives Lucas, Teshka J, Bartels · upper
- Feb 1, 2022 Senator Tomes added as coauthor · upper
- Feb 2, 2022 Referred to the House · upper
- Feb 7, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
Subjects
CRIMES AND OFFENSES generallyWEAPONS
Text versions (2)
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