Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB179
Legislation Overview
Title: Brady Law Regulations; universal background checks in all manners of firearm transfers and purchases; require
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law regulations, so as to require universal background checks in all manner of firearm transfers and purchases; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2021-2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: February 16, 2021
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Michelle Au (D); Nan Orrock (D); Gail Davenport (D); Kim Jackson (D); Sally Harrell (D); Sheikh Rahman (D); Nikki Merritt (D); Sonya Halpern (D); Gloria Butler (D); Lester Jackson (D); David Lucas (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 20% (11 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2021 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Feb 11, 2021 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
