Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB640
Legislation Overview
Title: Crimes and offenses; firearms and the carrying and possession of firearms and other weapons; revise various laws
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, 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, to revise requirements for the disposition of firearms in custody of law enforcement agencies; to provide for causes of action; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to active duty powers, to revoke active duty powers relating to close places where firearms and ammunition are sold; to revise Article 2 of Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state tort claims, so as to waive sovereign immunity for certain claims; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding torts, to provide immunity to private property owners under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2021-2022 Regular Session
Last Action: House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Last Action Date: March 31, 2021
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Tyler Smith (R); Alan Powell (R); Mandi Ballinger (R); Rick Jasperse (R); J Collins (R); Emory Dunahoo (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (6 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 31, 2021 | House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
| House | Mar 5, 2021 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| House | Mar 1, 2021 | House Second Readers |
| House | Feb 26, 2021 | House First Readers |
| House | Feb 25, 2021 | House Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | not available | state link | bill 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
