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txinvestigator wrote:I know what the bills ARE, I just don't remember the bill numbers. When posting about them, I think it would be helpful to post something like, "SB378 (Castle Doctrine) has become law!

Or "SBXXX (one gun a month) was heavily defeated".

I figured that if you weren't sure by the bill number, others more shy than you may not really understand what "Castle Doctrine" meant, and so provided a summary.

'sides, you could always just ignore the stuff you already know...

gigag04 wrote:

txinvestigator wrote:

CWOOD wrote:As Charles has updated us and as a TSRA email alert has stated, the HB284/SB378 will be debated in the House on Monday. Joe Driver will move that the House accept SB378 in lieu of HB284 (they are identical) and also move that after debate the House vote to pass it, which will almost certainly happen. "

I cannot memorize all of the bill numbers, could you help an old dude out and give me a couple of words that explain those bills?

+1, I too am curious.

These are the "Castle Doctrine" bills. They would codify (among other things) that if you are in your home or somewhere you have a legal right to be that there is no retreat required in the face of force/deadly force, and also provide immunity from civil lawsuit for a shooting, provided that there are a couple of condition met (like that you are justified in the shooting from a criminal standpoint, and that you didn't provoke the use of force/deadly force).

SB378 is the Senate version and HB 284 is the House version. They are currently identical. SB 378 has been passed 30-0 and HB 284 is scheduled for debate on Monday. Since they are identical, Rep. Driver (the author of HB 284) intends to suggest that SB 378 be substituted as is and that a vote be held without allowing amendments so that they can skip the House/Senate conference committee and sent the bill directly to the Governor's desk for his signature.