Proposed Minnesota Firearm Legislation HF1519
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: 91st Legislature 2019-2020
Last Action: Authors added Albright, Theis, and Lueck
Last Action Date: February 25, 2019
Sponsors
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12 sponsors: Dan Fabian (R); Sondra Erickson (R); Debra Kiel (R); Greg Boe (R); Glenn Gruenhagen (R); John Poston (R); Steve Green (R); Bud Nornes (R); Joshua Heintzeman (R); Tony Albright (R); Tama Theis (R); Dale Lueck (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (12 of 134)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 25, 2019 | Authors added Albright, Theis, and Lueck |
| House | Feb 21, 2019 | Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Division |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 21, 2019 | 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
