Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on April 7, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 7070
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DUTY TO RETREAT IN A HOUSE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To eliminate the requirement that a person in a house of religious worship retreat before using deadly physical force to defend himself or herself or a third person.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 25 to April 7, 2025, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 25 to Apr 7 · stopped41 days
Judiciary CommitteeFeb 25 to Apr 7 · stopped41 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 Feb 25 – Apr 7
- Feb 25Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 7Heard in Judiciary Committee
- Apr 7A motion to recommend it failed
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 25REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Apr 7MOTION FAILEDBoth houses