Proposed Minnesota Firearm Legislation HF579
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; use of force in defense of home and person law clarified, self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, duty to retreat in self-defense outside home eliminated, self-defense dwelling boundaries expanded, presumption created in case of person entering dwelling or vehicle by stealth or force, and rights defending against entry of occupied vehicle extended.
Description: Firearms; use of force in defense of home and person law clarified, self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, duty to retreat in self-defense outside home eliminated, self-defense dwelling boundaries expanded, presumption created in case of person entering dwelling or vehicle by stealth or force, and rights defending against entry of occupied vehicle extended.
Session: 92nd Legislature 2021-2022
Last Action: Author added Bahr
Last Action Date: March 10, 2022
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Steve Drazkowski (R); Jeremy Munson (R); Eric Lucero (R); Cal Bahr (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (4 of 134)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 10, 2022 | Author added Bahr |
| House | Feb 25, 2021 | Authors added Lucero |
| House | Feb 15, 2021 | Author added Munson |
| House | Feb 1, 2021 | Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 1, 2021 | 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
