Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB599
Legislation Overview
Title: Reckless Conduct; offense of reckless conduct by discharging a firearm; provide
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reckless conduct, so as to provide for the offense of reckless conduct by discharging a firearm; to provide for penalties; to prohibit merger of offenses; to prohibit probation and other alternatives to incarceration; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2021-2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read Second Time
Last Action Date: March 11, 2022
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Billy Hickman (R); Jeff Mullis (R); John Albers (R); Brian Strickland (R); Carden Summers (R); Butch Miller (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 11% (6 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2022 | Senate Read Second Time |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2022 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2022 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2022 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | not available | state link | bill 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
