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Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB1018

Legislation Overview

Title: Georgia Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act; enact

Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 10 and 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commerce and trade and crimes and offenses respectively, so as to provide for protections of persons who own, purchase, or engage in the business of selling firearms; to prohibit financial institutions from requiring the use of a firearms code that distinguishes firearms retailers from other retailers; to prohibit discrimination against firearms retailers by financial institutions through the use of a firearms code; to prohibit the disclosure of certain financial records by financial institutions; to provide for petitions to the Attorney General to investigate alleged violations; to prohibit persons or government entities from keeping registries of firearms or owners of firearms; to provide for construction; to provide definitions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session

Last Action: Effective Date 2024-07-01

Last Action Date: April 22, 2024

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

7 sponsors: Jason Ridley (R); Trey Rhodes (R); James Burchett (R); Noel Williams (R); Jordan Ridley (R); Martin Momtahan (R); Carden Summers (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (7 of 180)

History

Chamber	Date	Action
House	Apr 22, 2024	House Date Signed by Governor
	Apr 22, 2024	Effective Date 2024-07-01
	Apr 22, 2024	Act 403
House	Apr 2, 2024	House Sent to Governor
Senate	Mar 26, 2024	Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate	Mar 26, 2024	Senate Third Read
Senate	Mar 18, 2024	Senate Read Second Time
Senate	Mar 14, 2024	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate	Feb 29, 2024	Senate Read and Referred
House	Feb 27, 2024	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House	Feb 27, 2024	House Third Readers
House	Feb 9, 2024	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House	Jan 26, 2024	House Second Readers
House	Jan 25, 2024	House First Readers
House	Jan 24, 2024	House Hopper

Texts

Type	Date	State Link	Text
Enrolled	Apr 1, 2024	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 27, 2024	state link	bill text
Comm Sub	Feb 9, 2024	state link	bill text
Introduced	Jan 24, 2024	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

Description	Vote Date	Yea Votes	Nay Votes	No Votes	Absent	Passed
Passage: House Vote #581	02/27/2024	106	60	4	8	Yes
Adesanya, Solomon (D) Nay Adeyina, Segun (D) Nay Alexander, Kimberly (D) Nay Anderson, Victor (R) Yea Anulewicz, Teri (D) Nay Au, Michelle (D) Yea Ballard, Bethany (R) Yea Ballinger, Mandi (R) Yea Barnes, Imani (D) Nay Barrett, Carter (R) Yea Barton, Matt (R) Yea Bazemore, Debra (D) Absent Bell, Eric (D) Nay Bennett, Karen (D) Absent Bentley, Patty (D) Nay Beverly, James (D) Nay Blackmon, Shaw (R) Yea Bonner, Josh (R) Yea Bruce, Roger (D) Nay Buckner, Debbie (D) Nay Burchett, James (R) Yea Burnough, Rhonda (D) Nay Burns, Jon (R) NV Byrd, Charlice (R) Yea Cameron, Mike (R) Yea Camp, Beth (R) Yea Campbell, Joe (R) Yea Campbell, Lisa (D) Nay Cannon, Charles (R) Yea Cannon, Park (D) NV Carpenter, Kasey (R) Yea Carson, John (R) Yea Carter, Doreen (D) Nay Chastain, Johnny (R) Yea Cheokas, Mike (R) Yea Clark, David (R) Yea Clark, Jasmine (D) Nay Collins, J (R) Yea Cooper, Sharon (R) Yea Corbett, John (R) Yea Cox, Brent (R) Absent Crawford, Omari (D) Nay Crowe, Clinton (R) Yea Cummings, Terry (D) Nay Daniel, Lauren (R) Yea Davis, Viola (D) Nay DeLoach, Homer (R) Yea Dempsey, Katie (R) Yea Dickey, Robert (R) Yea Douglas, Demetrius (D) Yea Draper, Saira (D) Nay Drenner, Karla (D) Nay Dubnik, Matt (R) Yea Dunahoo, Emory (R) Yea Efstration, Chuck (R) Yea Ehrhart, Ginny (R) Yea Erwin, Chris (R) Yea Evans, Becky (D) Nay Evans, Stacey (D) Absent Fleming, Tim (R) Yea Franklin, Lehman (R) Yea Frazier, Gloria (D) Absent Frye, Spencer (D) Yea Gaines, Houston (R) Yea Gambill, Matthew (R) Yea Gilliard, Carl (D) Yea Gladney, Lynn (D) Yea Glaize, Lydia (D) Nay Greene, Gerald (R) Yea Gullett, Joseph (R) Yea Gunter, Stan (R) Yea Hagan, Leesa (R) Yea Hatchett, James (R) Yea Hawkins, Lee (R) Yea Henderson, Sharon (D) Nay Hilton, Scott (R) Yea Hitchens, Bill (R) Yea Holcomb, Scott (D) Nay Holland, Betsy (D) Nay Holly, El-Mahdi (D) Nay Hong, Soo (R) Yea Horner, Mitchell (R) Yea Houston, Penny (R) Yea Howard, Karlton (D) Nay Huddleston, David (R) Yea Hugley, Carolyn (D) Nay Hutchinson, Shelly (D) Nay Jackson, Derrick (D) Nay Jackson, Edna (D) Nay Jackson, Mack (D) Yea Jasperse, Rick (R) Yea Jenkins, David (R) Yea Jones, Jan (R) Yea Jones, Sheila (D) Nay Jones, Todd (R) Yea Kelley, Trey (R) Yea Kendrick, Dar'shun (D) Yea Kennard, Gregg (D) Nay Knight, David (R) Yea LaHood, John (R) Yea Leverett, Rob (R) Yea Lewis-Ward, Regina (D) Absent Lim, Marvin (D) Nay Lott, Jodi (R) Yea Lumsden, Eddie (R) Yea Lupton, Karen (D) Nay Mainor, Mesha (D) Nay Marin, Pedro (D) Absent Martin, Charles (R) Yea Martinez, Reynaldo (R) Yea Mathiak, Karen (R) Yea Mathis, Danny (R) Yea McClain, Dewey (D) Nay McCollum, Derrick (R) Yea McDonald, Lauren (R) Yea Meeks, Steven (R) Yea Miller, Tanya (D) Nay Mitchell, Billy (D) Nay Momtahan, Martin (R) Yea Moore, Angela (D) NV Mughal, Farooq (D) Nay Neal, Yasmin (D) Yea New, Kimberly (R) Yea Newton, Mark (R) Yea Okoye, Gabe (D) Nay Olaleye, Phil (D) Nay Oliver, Mary (D) Nay Panitch, Esther (D) Nay Paris, Miriam (D) Absent Park, Samuel (D) Nay Parrish, Butch (R) Yea Parsons, Don (R) Yea Persinger, Holt (R) Yea Petrea, Jesse (R) Yea Pirkle, Clay (R) Yea Powell, Alan (R) Yea Prince, Brian (D) Nay Reese, Tremaine (D) Nay Reeves, Matt (R) Yea Rhodes, Trey (R) Yea Ridley, Jason (R) Yea Ridley, Jordan (R) Yea Roberts, Shea (D) Nay Romman, Ruwa (D) Nay Sainz, Steven (R) Yea Sampson, David (D) Nay Schofield, Kim (D) Nay Scoggins, Mitchell (R) Yea Scott, Sandra (D) Nay Seabaugh, Devan (R) Yea Sharper, Dexter (D) Nay Silcox, Deborah (R) Yea Smith, Lynn (R) Yea Smith, Michael (D) NV Smith, Tyler (R) Yea Smith, Vance (R) Yea Stephens, Ron (R) Yea Stoner, Doug (D) Yea Tarvin, Steve (R) Yea Taylor, Darlene (R) Yea Taylor, Rhonda (D) Nay Thomas, Brad (R) Yea Thomas, Mandisha (D) Nay Townsend, Rick (R) Yea Tran, Long (D) Nay Vance, Kenneth (R) Yea Wade, Will (R) Yea Washburn, Dale (R) Yea Werkheiser, William (R) Yea Westbrook, Anne (D) Nay Wiedower, Marcus (R) Yea Wilkerson, David (D) Nay Williams, Al (D) Nay Williams, Mary (D) Nay Williams, Noel (R) Yea Williamson, Hugh (R) Yea Willis, Inga (D) Nay Yearta, Bill (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
Passage: Senate Vote #777	03/26/2024	33	19	2	2	Yes
Albers, John (R) Yea Anavitarte, Jason (R) Yea Anderson, Lee (R) Yea Anderson, Tonya (D) Nay Beach, Brandon (R) Yea Bearden, Timothy (R) Yea Brass, Matt (R) Yea Burns, Max (R) Yea Butler, Gloria (D) Nay Cowsert, Bill (R) Yea Davenport, Gail (D) Nay Dixon, Clint (R) Yea Dolezal, Greg (R) Yea Echols, Shelly (R) Yea Esteves, Jason (D) Nay Ginn, Frank (R) Yea Gooch, Steve (R) Yea Goodman, Russ (R) Yea Halpern, Sonya (D) Nay Harbin, Marty (R) NV Harbison, Ed (D) Yea Harrell, Sally (D) Nay Hatchett, Bo (R) Yea Hickman, Billy (R) Yea Hodges, Mike (R) Yea Hufstetler, Chuck (R) Yea Islam Parkes, Nabilah (D) Nay Jackson, Kim (D) Absent James, Donzella (D) Nay Jones, Emanuel (D) Nay Jones, Harold (D) Nay Kennedy, John (R) Yea Kirkpatrick, Kay (R) Yea Lucas, David (D) Yea Mallow, Derek (D) Nay McLaurin, Josh (D) Nay Merritt, Nikki (D) Nay Moore, Colton (R) Yea Orrock, Nan (D) Nay Parent, Elena (D) Nay Payne, Chuck (R) Yea Rahman, Sheikh (D) Nay Rhett, Michael (D) Nay Robertson, Randy (R) Yea Seay, Valencia (D) Nay Setzler, Ed (R) Yea Sims, Freddie (D) Nay Still, Shawn (R) Yea Strickland, Brian (R) Yea Summers, Carden (R) Yea Tate, Horacena (D) Absent Tillery, Blake (R) NV Walker, Larry (R) Yea Watson, Ben (R) Yea Watson, Sam (R) Yea Williams, Ricky (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page