Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Duty to retreat; clarify when does not exist (NRA).
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]
| 1 | 01/10 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A | |
| 2 | 01/17 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 01/17 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 4 | 01/17 (S) Passed | |
| 5 | 01/18 (S) Transmitted To House | |
| 6 | 01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary A | |
| 7 | 02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 8 | 03/02 (H) Amended | |
| 9 | 03/02 (H) Passed As Amended | |
| 10 | 03/06 (H) Returned For Concurrence | |
| 11 | 03/16 (S) Concurred in Amend From House | |
| 12 | 03/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 13 | 03/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 14 | 03/27 Approved by Governor |
| Adopted | [H] | Committee Amendment No 1 |
| Adopted | [H] | Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1 |
| [H] | Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2426 |
| Effective date | July 1, 2006 | |
| Disposition | Law | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority | |
| Chapter number | 492 |
Senate Committee:
House Committee:
Principal Author: Ross
Additional Authors: Doxey, Albritton, Flowers, White, Jackson (15th), Dearing, King, Carmichael, Mettetal, Brown, Davis, Clarke, Michel, Hyde-Smith, Lee (47th), Wilemon, Lee (35th), Chaney, Kirby, Moffatt, Walley, Browning, Burton, Pickering, Hewes, Posey, Gollott, Gordon, Robertson, Little, Thames
Code Section: A 097-0003-0015
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE "DWELLING," TO CREATE A PRESUMPTION OF THE RIGHT TO USE DEFENSIVE FORCE, TO SPECIFY WHEN NO DUTY TO RETREAT EXISTS, TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL PROSECUTION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AS THEY RELATE TO JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE, AND TO PROVIDE INDEMNIFICATION FOR CERTAIN LEGAL EXPENSES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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