Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB80
Legislation Overview
Title: Public Order and Safety, Offenses Against; citizens of this state; at least ten years of aggregate service as a law enforcement officer; authorize to carry handgun
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from Code Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-127.2, so as to authorize certain persons who are citizens of this state and have retired with at least ten years of aggregate service as a law enforcement officer with powers of arrest under the laws of any state of the United States or of the United States to carry a handgun anywhere within this state; to require such persons to possess and to meet the standards for issuance of an identification card for retired law enforcement officers as issued by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: January 30, 2017
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: P.K. Martin (R); John Albers (R); Ellis Black (R); Larry Walker (R); Gregory Kirk (R); Chuck Hufstetler (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 11% (6 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 30, 2017 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2017 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 26, 2017 | 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
