l9n/ Connecticut

2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1210

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF DEADLY PHYSICAL FORCE TO DEFEND THE RESIDENTS OF A HOME.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on March 18, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To create a presumption that it is reasonable to believe deadly physical force is necessary to defend oneself from a person who has unlawfully entered a dwelling.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Kevin D. Witkos, Andrew W. Roraback

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Brenda L. Kupchick, Rob Sampson

    Its course

    March 17 to March 18, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action2 actions on 2 days

    In the SenateMar 17 to Mar 18 · stopped1 day

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 17 to Mar 18 · stopped1 day

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Mar 17 – Mar 18

    1. Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Heard in Judiciary Committee
    All 2 actions, as published