Proposed Minnesota Firearm Legislation HF283
Legislation Overview
Title: Law on use of force in defense of home and person clarified, Minnesota's self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, common law duty to retreat eliminated in certain cases, boundaries of dwelling expanded for purposes of self-defense, presumption created, and rights extended to others defending against forced entry.
Description: Law on use of force in defense of home and person clarified, Minnesota's self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, common law duty to retreat eliminated in certain cases, boundaries of dwelling expanded for purposes of self-defense, presumption created, and rights extended to others defending against forced entry.
Session: 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Last Action: Author added Schultz
Last Action Date: February 17, 2025
Sponsors
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10 sponsors: Thomas Sexton (R); Wayne Johnson (R); Ben Davis (R); Jim Joy (R); Paul H. Anderson (R); Jon Koznick (R); Ben Bakeberg (R); Jeff Witte (R); Krista Knudsen (R); Isaac Schultz (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (10 of 134)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 17, 2025 | Author added Schultz |
| House | Feb 13, 2025 | Author added Knudsen |
| House | Feb 10, 2025 | Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 23, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
