Castle doctrine; right to use physical force against an intruder, immune from civil liability. (HB854)
Introduced By
Del. Will Morefield (R-North Tazewell)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Castle doctrine. Encodes a version of the "castle doctrine," allowing the use of physical force, including deadly force, against an intruder or attacker, with no duty to retreat and without criminal or civil liability. Read the Bill »
Status
03/03/2010: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2010 | Committee |
01/13/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103485D |
01/13/2010 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/19/2010 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
02/03/2010 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 2-N) |
02/10/2010 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10104769D-H1 |
02/12/2010 | Read first time |
02/15/2010 | Read second time |
02/15/2010 | Committee substitute agreed to 10104769D-H1 |
02/15/2010 | Pending question ordered |
02/15/2010 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB854H1 |
02/16/2010 | Read third time and passed House (75-Y 24-N) |
02/16/2010 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (75-Y 24-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/17/2010 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
03/03/2010 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
THIS BILL NEEDS TO BE PASSED NOW!!MY HOME WAS ROBBED AND WHILE TAKING A CONCEALED WEAPONS COURSE I FOUND OUT THAT I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROTECT MYSELF IN MY OWN HOME AND THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE....NO.NO.NO.....
Virginia has many laws friendly to gun owners. However, when it comes to defending oneself, we have laws resembling New Hampshire, Vermont, California and even D.C. The state let's us buy them, but it won't let us use them when it counts. As the Connecticut general assembly said, "Castle laws" remove the duty to retreat from an illegal intruder when one is lawfully in one's home. Why is this so hard to pass in Virginia?