Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB875
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; persons convicted of family violence offenses cannot possess or purchase; provide
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to provide that persons convicted of family violence offenses or subject to family violence temporary protective orders cannot receive, possess, transport, purchase, or transfer firearms; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Last Action: House Second Readers
Last Action Date: January 10, 2024
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Shea Roberts (D); Billy Mitchell (D); Saira Draper (D); Anne Westbrook (D); Karen Lupton (D); Tanya Miller (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (6 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 10, 2024 | House Second Readers |
| House | Jan 9, 2024 | House First Readers |
| House | Jan 8, 2024 | House Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 8, 2024 | 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
