Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB560
Legislation Overview
Title: Crimes and offenses; revise various laws pertaining to the carrying and possession of firearms and other weapons
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses against public order and safety, so as to revise various laws pertaining to firearms and the carrying and possession of firearms and other weapons; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disposition of property seized, so as to revise requirements for the disposition of firearms in custody of law enforcement agencies; to amend Code Section 35-3-34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disclosure and dissemination of criminal records to private persons and businesses, resulting responsibility and liability of issuing center, and provision of certain information to the FBI in conjunction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health; to amend Title 38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to military, emergency management, and veterans affairs; 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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5 sponsors: Karen Mathiak (R); Alan Powell (R); Leesa Hagan (R); Rick Jasperse (R); Stan Gunter (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (5 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
