Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB137
Legislation Overview
Title: Crimes and offenses; persons convicted of family violence offenses cannot possess or carry firearms; provide
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to provide that persons convicted of certain family violence offenses cannot possess or carry firearms; to provide a definition; to provide exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Last Action: House Second Readers
Last Action Date: February 7, 2019
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Debra Bazemore (D); Michael Wilensky (D); Spencer Frye (D); James Beverly (D); Roger Bruce (D); Mary Oliver (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (6 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 7, 2019 | House Second Readers |
| House | Feb 6, 2019 | House First Readers |
| House | Feb 5, 2019 | House Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 5, 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
