Proposed Minnesota Firearm Legislation HF258
Legislation Overview
Title: Law on use of force in defense of home and person clarified, Minnesota's self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, common law duty to retreat eliminated, boundaries of dwelling expanded, presumption created, and rights extended to others defending against entry.
Description: Law on use of force in defense of home and person clarified, Minnesota's self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, common law duty to retreat eliminated, boundaries of dwelling expanded, presumption created, and rights extended to others defending against entry.
Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Last Action: Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
Last Action Date: January 23, 2025
Sponsors
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16 sponsors: Krista Knudsen (R); Jim Nash (R); Paul Novotny (R); Jeff Witte (R); Mike Nelson (D); Max Rymer (R); Ben Davis (R); Thomas Sexton (R); Natalie Zeleznikar (R); Tom Dippel (R); Terry Stier (R); Wayne Johnson (R); Jeff Backer (R); Steve Gander (R); Bobbie Harder (R); Isaac Schultz (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 12% (16 of 134)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 23, 2025 | Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 23, 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
