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HB2895Introduced in the House

Relating to the legal justification for using force or deadly force in response to the commission or attempted commission of a violent felony.

IntroducedHouse Criminal Jurisprudence

Introduced by Jared Patterson, District 106

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Official description

Relating to the legal justification for using force or deadly force in response to the commission or attempted commission of a violent felony.

Where it stands

Withdrawn from schedule

April 15, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. No action taken in committee

  6. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. Withdrawn from schedule

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