Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 23, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 7194
AN ACT CONCERNING SELF-DEFENSE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) clarify provisions concerning the discharge of firearms in the case of self-defense or in lawful defense of another person, including for purposes of regulations concerning hunting, and (2) allow the legal transfer of large capacity magazines possessed under a declaration of possession and assault weapons possessed under a certificate of possession between persons who are legally permitted to possess such magazine or weapon.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
March 6 to April 23, 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 action9 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to Apr 23 · stopped48 days
Judiciary CommitteeMar 6 to Apr 732 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 Mar 6 – Apr 7
- Mar 6Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 7Heard in Judiciary Committee
- Apr 7Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
- Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Apr 7Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 8FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 15REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 23RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 23FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 23HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 23FILE NO.Both houses