Summary as passed Senate: (all summaries) Castle doctrine; self-defense and defense of others. Codifies a version of the "castle doctrine," allowing the use of physical force, including deadly force, by a person in his dwelling against an intruder in the dwelling who has committed an overt act against him or another person in the dwelling, without civil liability. This bill incorporates SB 64. Full text:12/02/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100467D pdf 01/30/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104738D-S1 pdf 01/30/12 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 12104738D-S1 pdf 02/15/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105456D-H1 pdf Status: 12/02/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100467D 12/02/11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 01/30/12 Senate: Committee substitute printed 12104738D-S1 01/30/12 Senate: Substitute bill reprinted 12104738D-S1 01/30/12 Senate: Incorporates SB64 01/30/12 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 7-N) 01/31/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N) 02/01/12 Senate: Read second time 02/01/12 Senate: Reading of substitute waived 02/01/12 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12104738D-S1 02/01/12 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB4S1 02/02/12 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) 02/13/12 House: Placed on Calendar 02/13/12 House: Read first time 02/13/12 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 02/15/12 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 4-N) 02/15/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12105456D-H1 02/17/12 House: Read second time 02/20/12 House: Passed by for the day 02/21/12 House: Passed by for the day 02/22/12 House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to 02/22/12 House: Rereferred to Courts of Justice 02/28/12 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal 02/29/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 2-N) 03/02/12 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 4-N) 03/06/12 House: Read second time 03/07/12 House: Read third time 03/07/12 House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to 03/07/12 House: Rereferred to Courts of Justice 03/10/12 House: Left in Courts of Justice |