Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on January 4, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 5031
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CASTLE DOCTRINE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To fully adopt the "castle doctrine" by establishing a rebuttable presumption that if a homeowner believes it necessary to use deadly force to repel an intruder, then that belief is a reasonable belief.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 4 to January 4, 2023, 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 action1 action on 1 day
In the House of RepresentativesJan 4 to Jan 4 · stopped0 days
Judiciary CommitteeJan 4 to Jan 4 · stopped0 days
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 House of Representatives Jan 4
- Jan 4Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
All 1 actions, as published
- Jan 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses