Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB553
Legislation Overview
Title: Crimes and offenses; issuance of certain risk protection orders restricting possession of firearms, ammunition, and weapons carry licenses; provide
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to provide for issuance of temporary ex parte risk protection orders and risk protection orders restricting the possession of firearms, ammunition, and weapons carry licenses; to provide for the termination and extension of such orders; to provide for notice and hearing; to provide for surrender of firearms, ammunition, and weapons carry licenses; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Last Action: House Second Readers
Last Action Date: February 27, 2023
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Sandra Scott (D); Viola Davis (D); Shelly Hutchinson (D); Kim Schofield (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (4 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 27, 2023 | House Second Readers |
| House | Feb 23, 2023 | House First Readers |
| House | Feb 22, 2023 | House Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | 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
