Proposed H.B. No. 5596
Session Year 2025

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF THE "CASTLE DOCTRINE".

To fully adopt the "castle doctrine" by establishing a rebuttable presumption that if a homeowner believes it necessary to use deadly force to repel an intruder, then that belief is a reasonable belief.

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  Deadly physical force 

 

• HB05177 - AN ACT CONCERNING USE OF DEADLY FORCE.
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  Self defense 

 

• HB05597 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE DUTY TO RETREAT IN A HOUSE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.
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• HB05688 - AN ACT ADOPTING THE CASTLE DOCTRINE.
• HB06150 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE CASTLE DOCTRINE.
• HB06151 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF THE STAND-YOUR-GROUND LAW.
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  Home invasion 

 

• HB05688 - AN ACT ADOPTING THE CASTLE DOCTRINE.
• HB06150 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE CASTLE DOCTRINE.