CS/CS/SB 344 (2016) -  Justifiable Use or Threatened Use of Defensive Force

General Bill by Rules and Criminal Justice and Bradley (CO-SPONSORS) Dean; Evers; Bean; Simpson
Justifiable Use or Threatened Use of Defensive Force: Specifying that once a prima facie claim of self-defense immunity has been raised, the burden of proof shall be on the party seeking to overcome the immunity from criminal prosecution; entitling criminal defendants who successfully claim immunity to an award of specified costs, attorney fees, and related expenses if a court makes specified determinations; requiring reimbursements to be paid from the operating trust fund of the state attorney who prosecuted the defendant, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: Died in Judiciary Committee on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 10/20/15 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 1
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • On agenda for: 11/18/15 10:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 1
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 12/03/15 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 169 Subject: Use or Threatened Use of Defensive Force Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • D 185450 , Rules, Simmons Date Filed: 12/02/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Favorable 12/07/2015 03:03 PM
    • D 956336 , Rules, Simmons Date Filed: 12/02/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 12/07/2015 03:03 PM
    • AA 539570 , Rules, Simmons Date Filed: 12/02/15, Line#: 5 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 12/07/2015 03:03 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 807382 , Criminal Justice, Bradley Date Filed: 10/14/15, Line#: 85 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 10/20/2015 11:30 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 12/7/2015 11:23:17 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 12/1/2015 9:31:06 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 11/18/2015 1:29:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 11/17/2015 8:11:09 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 10/21/2015 1:14:43 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 10/19/2015 8:17:55 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 01/28/2016 02:50 PM   Yeas: 24 Nays: 12 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 12] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Judiciary Committee Time: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/12/2016 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 02/12/2016 - 4:32 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c2
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/12/2016 - 4:32 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c2
Event: H In Messages Time: 02/02/2016 - 12:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 24 NAYS 12 -SJ 266 Time: 01/28/2016 - 2:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 266 Time: 01/28/2016 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 01/21/2016 - 2:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 235 Time: 01/21/2016 - 1:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/21/16 Time: 01/19/2016 - 1:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 112 Time: 01/12/2016 - 7:43 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 112 Time: 01/12/2016 - 7:43 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c2
Event: S Introduced -SJ 28 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 128 Time: 12/07/2015 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 12/07/2015 - 3:06 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 128 Time: 12/03/2015 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 12/03/15, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 11/23/2015 - 3:28 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 128 Time: 11/18/2015 - 1:46 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -SJ 128 Time: 11/18/2015 - 12:25 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 11/18/15, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 11/09/2015 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Time: 10/23/2015 - 12:45 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules -SJ 124 Time: 10/23/2015 - 12:45 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary Time: 10/23/2015 - 12:45 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 10/21/2015 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 127 Time: 10/20/2015 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 10/20/15, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 10/12/2015 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 28 Time: 10/06/2015 - 2:10 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/23/2015 - 1:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
776.013 HB 4011, HB 4017
776.032 HB 169, HB 4017