Proposed Hawaii Firearm Legislation HB851
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating To Self Defense.
Subject: Self-Defense: Deadly Force: Duty to Retreat: Safe At Home Law
Description: Clarifies that a person who uses deadly force in self-defense does not have a duty to retreat if they are in their dwelling or on their property unless they are the initial aggressor. Repeals statutory language that permits a person to use deadly force at their place of work.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JHA, referral sheet 3
Last Action Date: January 23, 2025
Sponsors
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9 sponsors: Sean Quinlan (D); David Alcos (R); Diamond Garcia (R); Daniel Holt (D); Kirstin Kahaloa (D); Darius Kila (D); Rachele Fernandez Lamosao (D); Tyson Miyake (D);Ikaika Olds (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 18% (9 of 51)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 23, 2025 | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| House | Jan 23, 2025 | Referred to JHA, referral sheet 3 |
| House | Jan 21, 2025 | Pending introduction. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 21, 2025 | 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
