Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB1046
Legislation Overview
Title: Crimes and offenses; possession of one ounce or less of marijuana is not punishable by imprisonment; provide
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to possession of marijuana and conditional discharge for possession of controlled substances as first offense and certain nonviolent property crimes, so as to provide that possession of one ounce or less of marijuana is not punishable by imprisonment; to amend Titles 15 and 16 and Code Section 17-7-72 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, crimes and offenses, and jurisdiction of probate courts to try certain drug and alcohol offenses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2015-2016 Regular Session
Last Action: House Second Readers
Last Action Date: February 22, 2016
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: LaDawn Jones; Dee Dawkins-Haigler; Michael Smith; Keisha Waites; Margaret Kaiser;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (5 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 22, 2016 | House Second Readers |
| House | Feb 19, 2016 | House First Readers |
| House | Feb 18, 2016 | House Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 18, 2016 | 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
