Proposed H.B. No. 5597
Session Year 2025
 


AN ACT CONCERNING THE DUTY TO RETREAT IN A HOUSE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.

To eliminate the requirement that a person in a house of religious worship retreat before using deadly force to defend himself or herself or a third person.

Introduced by:
Rep. Craig C. Fishbein, 90th Dist.

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Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:

Bill History

 Date Action Taken
 1/21/2025Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Co-sponsors of HB-5597

Rep. Mark W. Anderson, 62nd Dist.
Rep. Anne Dauphinais, 44th Dist.
Rep. Gale L. Mastrofrancesco, 80th Dist.

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