CS/HB 245: Self-Defense Immunity
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee; Payne; Fischer; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton; Altman; Brodeur; Burgess; Byrd; Caldwell; Clemons; Combee; Cortes, B.; Cummings; Donalds; Drake; Eagle; Eisnaugle; Fant; Fine; Gonzalez; Grall; Grant, J.; Grant, M.; Gruters; Hahnfeldt; Harrell; Ingoglia; Ingram; Killebrew; Leek; Massullo; McClain; Metz; Miller, A.; Pigman; Ponder; Raburn; Raulerson; Renner; Rommel; Roth; Santiago; Stevenson; Stone; White; Williamson; Yarborough
Self-Defense Immunity; Provides that when a prima facie claim of self-defense is raised in a criminal pretrial immunity hearing, burden of proof shifts to the party seeking to overcome immunity claim.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/4/2017 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 128 (Ch. 2017-72) -HJ 543
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 4/4/2017 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 128 (Ch. 2017-72) -HJ 543
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/13/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/25/2017 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 47 |
| 2/15/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 02/22/17, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall |
| 2/22/2017 | House |
• Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 4 -HJ 273 • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 273 |
| 3/7/2017 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 47 |
| 3/21/2017 | House |
• PCS on Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/23/17, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 3/23/2017 | House |
• CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 6 -HJ 459 |
| 3/24/2017 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c) • CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 456 |
| 3/27/2017 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 463 |
| 3/30/2017 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17 |
| 4/4/2017 | House |
• Substituted CS/SB 128 -HJ 543 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 128 (Ch. 2017-72) -HJ 543 |
