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HF 283

  • Minnesota House Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Feb 10, 2025
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

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.

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Crimes And Criminals Public Safety Department

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Bill Sponsors (10)

Tom Sexton

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 19B
Primary

Wayne Johnson

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 41A
Cosponsor

Ben Davis

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 6A
Cosponsor

Jim Joy

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 4B
Cosponsor

Paul Anderson

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 12A
Cosponsor

Jon Koznick

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 57A
Cosponsor

Ben Bakeberg

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 54B
Cosponsor

Jeff Witte

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 57B
Cosponsor

Krista Knudsen

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 5A
Cosponsor

Isaac Schultz

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 10B
Cosponsor

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Feb 17, 2025

House

Author added Schultz

Feb 13, 2025

House

Author added Knudsen

Feb 10, 2025

House

Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy

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