HB1279 Relative to the use of physical force in defense of a person.
Relative to the use of physical force in defense of a person.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
No direct financial impact.
Your Community
Self-defense law changes affect community safety and how force is used and adjudicated.
Your Freedom
Self-defense rights are core personal freedoms; changes could significantly expand or clarify these rights.
Status
Conference Committee Report 2026-2115c: Adopted, Regular Calendar 208-140 06/04/2026 House Journal 15
Voted Yes
0 R
Voted No
0 R
Sponsor
Yury Polozov (R)
The Short Version
Modifies self-defense laws regarding the use of physical force to defend a person, potentially expanding or clarifying when force is justified. In Senate Judiciary committee hearing.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Individuals seeking clearer self-defense protections
- ▲ Gun rights advocates
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Those concerned about expanded use-of-force justifications
Roll Call Detail (1 vote)
Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.
YES = Yes. NO = No.
Show all 391 individual votes
Voted Yea (208)
- Aboul Khan
- Adam Presa
- Alvin See
- Andrew Prout
- Arnold Davis
- Barbara Comtois
- Bill Boyd
- Bill Ohm
- Bob Lynn
- Brian Cole
- Brian Labrie
- Brian Nadeau
- Brian Seaworth
- Brian Taylor
- Calvin Beaulier
- Carol McGuire
- Cathy Kenny
- Charles Foote
- Charles McMahon
- Charles Melvin
- Cindy Bennett
- Claudine Burnham
- Clayton Wood
- Cyril Aures
- Dan McGuire
- Daniel Popovici-Muller
- David Love
- David Lundgren
- David Milz
- David Walker
- Debra DeSimone
- Denis Murphy
- Denise DeDe-Poulin
- Dennis Mannion
- Diane Kelley
- Diane Pauer
- Dick Thackston
- Dillon Dumont
- Donald McFarlane
- Douglas Thomas
- Erica Layon
- Ernesto Gonzalez
- Gary Daniels
- George Grant
- Gerald Griffin
- Glen Aldrich
- Glenn Bailey
- Gregory Hill
- Henry Giasson
- James Guzofski
- James Spillane
- James Thibault
- James Tierney
- Jason Osborne
- Jay Markell
- JD Bernardy
- Jeanine Notter
- Jeffrey Tenczar
- Jennifer Rhodes
- Jeremy Slottje
- Jess Edwards
- Jim Creighton
- Jim Fedolfi
- Jim Kofalt
- Jim Qualey
- Jodi Nelson
- Joe Alexander
- Joe Sweeney
- John Hunt
- John Janigian
- John MacDonald
- John Potucek
- John Schneller
- John Sellers
- John Suiter
- John Sytek
- Jonathan Morton
- Jonathan Smith
- Jordan Ulery
- Jose Cambrils
- Joseph Barton
- Joseph Guthrie
- Joseph Hamblen
- Judy Aron
- Julie Miles
- Juliet Harvey-Bolia
- Julius Soti
- Karel Crawford
- Katelyn Kuttab
- Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien
- Kathleen Paquette
- Katy Peternel
- Keith Ammon
- Keith Erf
- Kelley Potenza
- Kenneth Weyler
- Kevin Scully
- Kevin Verville
- Kimberly Rice
- Kristin Noble
- Kristine Perez
- Larry Gagne
- Leonard Turcotte
- Lex Berezhny
- Lilli Walsh
- Linda Franz
- Linda Gould
- Linda McGrath
- Lino Avellani
- Lisa Freeman
- Lisa Mazur
- Lisa Post
- Liz Barbour
- Lori Korzen
- Lorie Ball
- Louise Andrus
- Marc Tremblay
- Margaret Drye
- Marie Bjelobrk
- Mark McLean
- Mark Proulx
- Mark Warden
- Mary Ford
- Mary Murphy
- Matt Drew
- Matt Sabourin
- Matthew Coker
- Matthew Pitaro
- Melissa Litchfield
- Michael Aron
- Michael Granger
- Michael Harrington
- Michael Moffett
- Michael Vose
- Mike Belcher
- Mike Drago
- Mike Ouellet
- Nicholas Bridle
- Pamela Brown
- Paul Terry
- Paul Tudor
- Peter Mehegan
- Peter Morency
- Phyllis Katsakiores
- Pierre Dupont
- Ralph Boehm
- Raymond Peeples
- Raymond Plante
- Richard Brown
- Richard Lascelles
- Richard Nalevanko
- Riche Colcombe
- Ricky Devoid
- Rita Mattson
- Robert Harb
- Robert Wherry
- Robley Hall
- Roderick Ladd
- Ron Dunn
- Ross Berry
- Samuel Farrington
- Sayra Devito
- Scott Bryer
- Sean Durkin
- Seth King
- Shane Sirois
- Sherri Reinfurt
- Skip Rollins
- Sly Karasinski
- Stephen Boyd
- Steven Kesselring
- Steven Smith
- Susan DeLemus
- Susan Deroy
- Susan Porcelli
- Susan Vandecasteele
- Tanya Donnelly
- Ted Gorski
- Terry Roy
- Thomas Kaczynski
- Thomas Walsh
- Tom Dolan
- Tom Mannion
- Tom Ploszaj
- Travis Corcoran
- Valerie McDonnell
- Vanessa Sheehan
- Vicki Wilson
- Walter Spilsbury
- Wayne Hemingway
- Wayne MacDonald
- Yury Polozov
Voted Nay (140)
- Alexis Simpson
- Alice Wade
- Alicia Gregg
- Alissandra Murray
- Allan Howland
- Allison Knab
- Amy Malone
- Anita Burroughs
- Barry Faulkner
- Bill Bolton
- Billie Butler
- Brian Sullivan
- Carrie Sorensen
- Carry Spier
- Cassandra Levesque
- Catherine Rombeau
- Chris McAleer
- Christal Lloyd
- Christine Seibert
- Connie Lane
- Dale Swanson
- Daniel Veilleux
- David Fracht
- David Luneau
- David Paige
- David Preece
- Dennis Malloy
- Dru Fox
- Efstathia Booras
- Eileen Kelly
- Eleana Colby
- Ellen Rockmore
- Eric Gallager
- Eric Turer
- Erica deVries
- Erik Johnson
- Erin Kerwin
- Gary Gilmore
- Gary Woods
- George Sykes
- Gerald Ward
- Gregory Sargent
- Heath Howard
- Heather Baldwin
- Heather Raymond
- Hope Damon
- Jaci Grote
- James Gruber
- James Newsom
- James Roesener
- Janet Lucas
- Janet Wall
- Jared Sullivan
- Jean Jeudy
- Jessica Grill
- Jessica LaMontagne
- Jim Maggiore
- Jim Snodgrass
- Jodi Newell
- John Cloutier
- Julie Gilman
- Karen Ebel
- Karen Hegner
- Kat McGhee
- Kate Murray
- Kathy Staub
- Kristina Schultz
- Laura Telerski
- Laurel Stavis
- Lee Ann Kluger
- Lily Foss
- Linda DiSilvestro
- Linda Harriott-Gathright
- Linda Haskins
- Linda Ryan
- Loren Foxx
- Loren Selig
- Louis Juris
- Lucius Parshall
- Lucy Weber
- Luz Bay
- Manoj Chourasia
- Marc Plamondon
- Mary Georges
- Mary Hakken-Phillips
- Mary Wallner
- Matthew Hicks
- Matthew Wilhelm
- Megan Murray
- Merryl Gibbs
- Michael Cahill
- Muriel Hall
- Myles England
- Ned Raynolds
- Nicholas Germana
- Nicole Leapley
- Paige Beauchemin
- Patricia Cornell
- Paul Berch
- Paul Dargie
- Peggy Balboni
- Peter Bixby
- Peter Lovett
- Peter Petrigno
- Peter Schmidt
- Philip Jones
- Ray Newman
- Richard Ames
- Russell Muirhead
- Sallie Fellows
- Samantha Jacobs
- Sanjeev Manohar
- Santosh Salvi
- Seth Miller
- Stephanie Grund
- Stephanie Payeur
- Sue Newman
- Susan Almy
- Susan Elberger
- Suzanne Chretien
- Suzanne Vail
- Teresa O'Rorke
- Thomas Cormen
- Thomas Oppel
- Thomas Schamberg
- Thomas Southworth
- Timothy Horrigan
- Timothy Soucy
- Toni Weinstein
- Tony Caplan
- Tracy Bricchi
- Trinidad Tellez
- Wayne Burton
- Wayne Pearson
- Wendy Thomas
- William Darby
- William Palmer
- Zoe Manos
Beth Richards (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathryn Harvey (D) , Chris Muns (D) , Darrell Louis (R) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jack Flanagan (R) , Jennifer Mandelbaum (D) , John Leavitt (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Marjorie Smith (D) , Mark Pearson (R) , Maureen Mooney (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Richard Tripp (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Stephen Pearson (R) , Terry Spahr (D) , Thomas Buco (D)
Bryan Morse (R) , Christopher Herbert (D) , Dan Bergeron (D) , David Meuse (D) , Donald Selby (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Ellen Read (D) , Fred Davis (D) , James MacKay (D) , James Summers (R) , John Stone (D) , Mark Paige (D) , Mark Vallone (D) , Molly Howard (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Russell Dumais (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephen Woodcock (D) , Steven Bogert (R) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R) , William Dolan (D)
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