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SB 1052: Use or Threatened Use of Force

GENERAL BILL by Jones ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Farmer ; Berman ; Taddeo ; Polsky

Use or Threatened Use of Force; Citing this act as the "The Self-Defense Restoration Act"; deleting provisions relating to persons using or threatening to use force not having to retreat before such use or threatened use in defense of persons or property; prohibiting persons from using deadly force in accordance with specified provisions of law if such persons know that they can avoid the necessity of using deadly force with complete safety by retreating; deleting provisions relating to persons using deadly force not having a duty to retreat and having the right to stand their ground under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  4. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/4/2021 Senate • Filed
2/10/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 112
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 112
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Judiciary