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Committee advances cleanup to justifiable-homicide language to cover 'another person'
Summary
Jason Monks asked the committee to send House Bill 579 to the floor to simplify the list of protected persons in the justifiable-homicide statute to 'another person', arguing it covers necessary cases and removes archaic examples; the committee approved the due-pass motion unanimously.
Jason Monks presented House Bill 579 as a short statutory cleanup to the justifiable-homicide provision, replacing a specific list of protectable persons with a broader phrase that would cover "another person."
"We took the justifiable homicide by another person...I thought it was more appropriate just to list 'another person' and that way we cover everybody," Monks said, noting some archaic examples in current statutory language that made members smile. Representative Ehart moved to send HB579 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation; the committee approved the motion by voice vote and no public testimony was recorded.
The bill was advanced without amendment in committee.
