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HB1108 Relative to the offense of criminal threatening.

Criminal Justice Dead Auto-scored

Relative to the offense of criminal threatening.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
💰

Your Wallet

The fiscal note indicates indeterminate expenditure impacts on judicial and correctional systems, with no direct tax revenue or appropriation changes identified.

5
🏘️

Your Community

The bill does not directly address community services, schools, or local infrastructure.

7
⚖️

Your Freedom

The bill expands legal protections for individuals to display lawful self-defense means without criminal liability when responding to serious threats, enhancing personal liberty in self-defense scenarios.

Status

Refer to Interim Study, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 04/09/2026; Senate Journal 8

Voted Yes

187 R + 6 D

Voted No

0 R + 144 D

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Donald McFarlane (R)

The Short Version

This bill creates a legal defense to criminal threatening charges when someone displays a firearm or other lawful self-defense means in response to conduct that could reasonably be perceived as likely to cause serious bodily injury, death, theft, unlawful intrusion, or trespass. It clarifies that such defensive displays are not criminal acts, potentially reducing criminal liability for residents acting in self-defense situations.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Residents who display firearms or other lawful self-defense means in response to threats of serious bodily injury, death, theft, unlawful intrusion, or trespass
  • ▲ Individuals defending themselves who may now avoid criminal threatening charges under specified circumstances

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Potentially law enforcement and courts if the broader interpretation of lawful self-defense responses leads to fewer prosecutions or convictions
  • ▼ Victims of intimidation if defensive displays are made in response to their conduct, even if perceived as threatening

Roll Call Detail (3 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 3 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 183 for ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 3 for , 144 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Remove From Table 2026-03-11
Passed

YES = Yes. NO = No.

174R + 3D
Voted Yea (177)
12R + 146D
Voted Nay (158)
35
Absent
22
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (177)

Republicans (174)
Democrats (3)

Voted Nay (158)

Republicans (12)
Democrats (146)
Absent (35)

Beth Richards (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Dale Girard (D) , Dale Swanson (D) , David Love (R) , David Lundgren (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Gregory Sargent (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Gruber (D) , James Thibault (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Marc Plamondon (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Molly Howard (D) , Myles England (D) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peggy Balboni (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Ron Dunn (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Tom Dolan (R)

Inexpedient to Legislate (kill motion) 2026-03-11
Failed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

4R + 147D
Voted to Kill the Bill (151)
182R + 4D
Voted to Keep It Alive (186)
35
Absent
20
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (151)

Republicans (4)
Democrats (147)

Voted Nay (186)

Republicans (182)
Democrats (4)
Absent (35)

Beth Richards (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Dale Girard (D) , Dale Swanson (D) , David Love (R) , David Lundgren (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Gregory Sargent (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Gruber (D) , James Thibault (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Marc Plamondon (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Molly Howard (D) , Myles England (D) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peggy Balboni (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Ron Dunn (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Tom Dolan (R)

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-03-11
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

187R + 6D
Voted to Pass (193)
0R + 144D
Voted Against (144)
35
Absent
20
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (193)

Republicans (187)
Democrats (6)

Voted Nay (144)

Democrats (144)
Absent (35)

Beth Richards (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Dale Girard (D) , Dale Swanson (D) , David Love (R) , David Lundgren (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Gregory Sargent (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Gruber (D) , James Thibault (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Marc Plamondon (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Molly Howard (D) , Myles England (D) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peggy Balboni (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Ron Dunn (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Tom Dolan (R)

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