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Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB2

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2019; enact

Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, so as to revise provisions of law regarding the use or possession of any handgun in a park, historic site, or recreational area; to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to carrying and possession of firearms; to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to transportation passenger safety, so as to revise provisions of law regarding the carrying of firearms; to amend Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to game and fish, so as to revise certain laws regarding the carrying of firearms; to amend Part 2 of Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to parking for persons with disabilities, so as to revise certain laws regarding the carrying of firearms; 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 6, 2019

Sponsors

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6 sponsors: Matt Gurtler (R); Colton Moore (R); Kevin Cooke (R); Emory Dunahoo (R); Michael Caldwell (R); David Stover (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (6 of 180)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 6, 2019 House Second Readers
House Feb 5, 2019 House First Readers
House Jan 30, 2019 House Hopper
House Nov 16, 2018 House Prefiled
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 30, 2019 state link bill text
Introduced Nov 16, 2018 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

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