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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Chamber: House
Introduced: Feb 10, 2025
Last action: Feb 17, 2025 — Author added Schultz
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 45 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 2%, measured from MN's completed sessions
Momentum -1 45/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 602 days quiet

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