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CS/CS/SB 1052: Justifiable Use of Force

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Simmons

Justifiable Use of Force; Revising the right to use or threaten force, including deadly force, when a person is in a dwelling, residence, or vehicle; authorizing a person to use or threaten to use nondeadly or deadly force in a dwelling or residence under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 6/12/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-77
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/20/2017 Senate • Filed
3/6/2017 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 116
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 116
3/9/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/14/17, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
3/17/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/22/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/22/2017 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 2 -SJ 259
3/23/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/24/2017 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 259
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/29/17, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/29/2017 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 8 NAYS 4 -SJ 277
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 266
3/30/2017 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 277
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 278
4/4/2017 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 291
4/6/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 318
• Amendment(s) failed (469012) -SJ 318
• Amendment(s) pending (799564) -SJ 319
• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 319
4/12/2017 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 393
4/13/2017 Senate • Pending amendment(s), adopted (799564) -SJ 398
• Amendment(s) failed (947358) -SJ 398
• Amendment(s) adopted (833056) -SJ 398
• Read 3rd time -SJ 398
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 22 NAYS 15 -SJ 398
4/18/2017 House • In Messages
4/24/2017 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 795
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/17
• Received -HJ 795
4/27/2017 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 677 -HJ 937
• Read 2nd time -HJ 937
• Amendment(s) adopted (936359) -HJ 937
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 969
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 77 NAYS 41 -HJ 969
4/28/2017 Senate • In returning messages
5/4/2017 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (936359) -SJ 821, 822
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 23 NAYS 14 -SJ 822
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 822
6/5/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/9/2017 • Approved by Governor
6/12/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-77