AL HB513 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-05-23 - Introduced and Referred to House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 23 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-05-23 - Introduced and Referred to House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Relating to self-defense, to amend Section 13A-3-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a person's use of physical force in defending himself, herself, or another person is presumed reasonable; to further provide for the immunity received by a person whose use of physical force on another person is justified self-defense; to shift the burden of proving a person's use of physical force is not justified to the state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Title
Relating to self-defense, to amend Section 13A-3-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a person's use of physical force in defending himself, herself, or another person is presumed reasonable; to further provide for the immunity received by a person whose use of physical force on another person is justified self-defense; to shift the burden of proving a person's use of physical force is not justified to the state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-23 | House | Introduced and Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2023-05-23 | House | Read First Time in House of Origin |
Subjects
Alabama State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search |
| Text | https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB513-int.pdf |
