,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cadb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #i1 #bjbc,mr4    
,gaetz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4    
,gos>1 ,mr4 ,burlison1 ,ms4 ,gre5e (    
,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 
,c4 ,scott ,frankl9 ( ,florida1 & ,mr4  
,web] ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide an 
affirmative def5se = c]ta9 crim9al      
violations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/&    
,y\r ,gr\nd ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,c]ta9   
affirmative def5ses  7a7 ,affirmative   
def5se ,"p ,i ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+ new *apt]3  #abd ,affirmative    
def5ses  #bgcj4 ,affirmative def5se =   
c]ta9 crim9al violations  7a7 ,use or   
?reat5$ use ( =ce 9 def5se ( p]son ,x   
%all be an affirmative def5se to a      
violation ( ?is title if3 7#a7 ,a p]son 
is ju/ifi$ 9 us+1 ?reat5+1 or attempt+  

to use =ce1 except deadly =ce1 aga9/    
ano!r :5 & to ! ext5t t ! p]son         
reasonably believes t su* conduct is    
necess>y to def5d himself or h]self or  
ano!r aga9/ an agressor's imm95t use (  
unlawful =ce4 ,a p]son :o uses or       
?reat5s to use =ce 9 accordance ) ?is   
p>agraph does n h a duty to retreat be=e
 us+ or ?reat5+ to use su* =ce4  7#b7 ,a
 p]son is ju/ifi$ 9 us+1 ?reat5+1 or    
attempt+ to use deadly =ce if he or %e  
reasonably believes t us+1 ?reat5+1 or  
attempt+ to use su* =ce is necess>y to  
prev5t imm95t dea? or great bodily h>m  
to himself or h]self or ano!r or to     
prev5t ! imm95t commission ( a =cible   
felony4 ,a p]son :o uses1 ?reat5s1 or   
attempts to use deadly =ce 9 accordance 
) ?is p>agraph does n h a duty to       
retreat & has ! "r to /& 8 or h] gr\nd  
if ! p]son us+1 ?reat5+1 or attempts to 
use ! deadly =ce is n engag$ 9 a crim9al
 activity & is 9 a place :]e he or %e   
has a "r to be4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3  7#a7 ,duty to retreat ,! t]m  

duty to retreat means t if a p]son is "u
 attack1 he or %e %\ld fir/ seek retreat
 z ! pref]r$ alt]native to us+ =ce to   
act 9 self-def5se4  7#b7 ,=cible felony 
,! t]m =cible felony includes treason1  
murd]1 manslaught]1 sexual batt]y1      
c>jack+1 home-invasion robb]y1 robb]y1  
burgl>y1 arson1 kidnapp+1 aggravat$     
assault1 aggravat$ batt]y1 aggravat$    
/alk+1 aircraft piracy1 unlawful ?r[+1  
plac+1 or dis*>g+ ( a de/ructive device 
or bomb1 & any o!r felony :i* involves !
 use or ?reat ( physical =ce or viol5ce 
aga9/ any individual4  7#c7 ,/& y\r     
gr\nd ,! t]m /& y\r gr\nd means !       
all[ance ( an individual to def5d       
himself or h]self by any means necess>y 
:5 8 or h] life is ?reat5$4  4  7b7     
,effective date2 ,applicability ,!      
am5dm5ts made "u subsection 7a7 %all    
take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act & may be us$ z an affirmative     
def5se by a def5dant 9 ! prosecution ( a
 crim9al (f5se initiat$ aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4