Proposed Indiana Firearm Legislation SB0046
Legislation Overview
Title: Self defense. Specifies that a person is not justified in using force against another person if the person using force: (1) is the initial aggressor; (2) has reached a place of safety after escaping an attack and immediately returns to the location of the attack (unless the location is the person's property or residence); or (3) is pursuing an attacker or trespasser who has retreated and no longer presents a threat to the person.
Description: Self defense. Specifies that a person is not justified in using force against another person if the person using force: (1) is the initial aggressor; (2) has reached a place of safety after escaping an attack and immediately returns to the location of the attack (unless the location is the person's property or residence); or (3) is pursuing an attacker or trespasser who has retreated and no longer presents a threat to the person.
Session: 2015 Regular Session
Last Action: First Reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law
Last Action Date: January 6, 2015
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Jean Breaux;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 6, 2015 | Authored by Senator Breaux |
| Senate | Jan 6, 2015 | First Reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 7, 2015 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
