Proposed H.B. No. 6458
Session Year 2023
 


AN ACT CONCERNING THE CASTLE DOCTRINE.

To fully adopt the castle doctrine by establishing a rebuttable presumption that if a homeowner believes it necessary to use deadly force to repel an intruder, then that belief is a reasonable belief.

Introduced by:
Rep. Joe Hoxha, 78th Dist.

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Bill History

 Date Action Taken
 1/23/2023Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

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