Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB482
Legislation Overview
Title: Corrections, Department of; employees serving as certified peace officers may retain their weapons under certain circumstances; provide
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Board of Corrections and the Department of Corrections, so as to provide that employees of the Department of Corrections serving as certified peace officers may retain their weapons under certain circumstances; to authorize the Board of Corrections to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2013-2014 Regular Session
Last Action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Last Action Date: February 28, 2013
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'.
6 sponsors: Jay Neal; Calvin Hill; Gerald Greene; Emory Dunahoo;E. Culver Rusty Kidd; Debbie Buckner;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (6 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 28, 2013 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| House | Feb 27, 2013 | House Second Readers |
| House | Feb 26, 2013 | House First Readers |
| House | Feb 25, 2013 | House Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 28, 2013 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 25, 2013 | 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
