Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB842
Legislation Overview
Title: Georgia Shoot First Act; enact
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-12-71 of the O.C.G.A., relating to duties of grand jury, so as to provide for a conforming cross-reference; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to justification and excuse, so as to revise and repeal certain provisions regarding justification and the use of force; to amend Code Section 17-7-52, relating to procedure for indictment or special presentment of peace officer for crime in performance of duties, notification, and rights of officer, so as to provide for a conforming cross-reference; to amend Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to torts, so as repeal and reserve certain provisions and provide for a conforming cross-reference; 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: January 9, 2024
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Marvin Lim (D); Carl Gilliard (D); Scott Holcomb (D); Michelle Au (D); Pedro Marin (D); Mary Oliver (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (6 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | House Second Readers |
| House | Jan 8, 2024 | House First Readers |
| House | Mar 29, 2023 | House Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 29, 2023 | 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
