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Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB58

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Legislation Overview

Title: Crimes and offenses; prohibit persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence from receiving, possessing, or transporting firearms

Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to prohibit persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence from receiving, possessing, or transporting firearms; to provide for notifications upon convictions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session

Last Action: House Second Readers

Last Action Date: January 30, 2019

Sponsors

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6 sponsors: Rhonda Burnough (D); William Boddie (D); Kim Schofield (D); Jasmine Clark (D); Betsy Holland (D); Matthew Wilson (D);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 30, 2019 House Second Readers
House Jan 29, 2019 House First Readers
House Jan 28, 2019 House Hopper
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 28, 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

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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