Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB247
Legislation Overview
Title: Crimes and offenses; battery against a person 65 years of age or older; repeal an enhanced penalty
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes against the person, so as to repeal an enhanced penalty relating to battery against a person 65 years of age or older; to amend Code Section 30-5-4 of the O.C.G.A., relating to reporting of need for protective services, manner and contents of report, immunity from civil or criminal liability, and privileged communications; to amend Code Section 31-7-12.1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to unlicensed personal care homes; to amend Code Section 45-17-8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to powers and duties of notaries public generally, so as to require notaries to report abuse of disabled adults or elder persons; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Recommitted
Last Action Date: January 13, 2020
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Deborah Silcox (R); Sharon Cooper (R); Trey Kelley (R); Barry Fleming (R); John Kennedy (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (5 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 13, 2020 | Senate Recommitted |
| Senate | Mar 22, 2019 | Senate Read Second Time |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2019 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2019 | Senate Read and Referred |
| House | Mar 7, 2019 | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| House | Mar 7, 2019 | House Third Readers |
| House | Mar 1, 2019 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| House | Feb 13, 2019 | House Second Readers |
| House | Feb 12, 2019 | House First Readers |
| House | Feb 11, 2019 | House Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Mar 21, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Mar 7, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Mar 1, 2019 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 11, 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Vote #191 | 03/7/2019 | 170 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
