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Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB224

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Crimes and Offenses; carrying of weapons in judicial courts by weapons carry license holders; provisions; revise

Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to revise provisions for the carrying of weapons in judicial courts by weapons carry license holders; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disposition of property seized; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to active duty powers; to amend Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to waiver of sovereign immunity as to actions ex contractu and state tort claims; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding liability of owners and occupiers of land; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Senate Read Second Time

Last Action Date: March 4, 2020

Sponsors

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5 sponsors: Tyler Harper (R); Bill Heath (R); Greg Dolezal (R); Gregory Kirk (R); Burt Jones (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 9% (5 of 56)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 4, 2020 Senate Read Second Time
Senate Mar 3, 2020 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate Mar 1, 2019 Senate Read and Referred
Senate Feb 28, 2019 Senate Hopper
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Mar 3, 2020 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 28, 2019 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

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