MA H1394

Bill

MA H1394

Relative to civil liability for protecting one's home

Introduced
01/20/2015

In Committee
01/20/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the indemnification of certain persons from civil proceedings for injuries or deaths of persons unlawfully entering their dwelling. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend existing law, specifically Section 8A of chapter 278 of the General Laws, to provide protection from civil lawsuits for individuals who use a legal defense and are subsequently found not guilty by a court for causing injury or death to someone unlawfully entering their home. In simpler terms, if someone is legally justified in defending themselves against an intruder and is found innocent of any wrongdoing in criminal court, they will also be shielded from being sued in civil court for any harm that intruder may have suffered. This aims to indemnify, or protect, individuals from financial repercussions in civil proceedings when they have successfully used a defense related to protecting their dwelling.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (18)

Brad Jones (R)*, Leah Allen (R), Jay Barrows (R), David DeCoste (R), Shawn Dooley (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Sheila Harrington (R), Bradford Hill (R), Steven Howitt (R), Randy Hunt (R), Joe McKenna (R), Keiko Orrall (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Todd Smola (R), Dave Vieira (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4706 (on 10/24/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1394

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1394
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1394.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1392	Relative to fetal homicide	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H1396	Expanding protections against incest	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H1397	Increasing the liability for permitting an intoxicated arrestee to operate a motor vehicle	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H1400	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings	No further action	Similar To
H1401	Relative to the defense of private property rights through the prevention of abusive eminent domain takings in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H4706	Judiciary	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H4743	Authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the town of North Reading	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 383 of the Acts of 2016	Similar To
H4747	Exempting all police officer positions within the police department of the town of North Reading from the civil service law	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 412 of the Acts of 2016	Similar To
H4753	Authorizing the town of Reading to grant licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a new draft, see H4770	Similar To

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