Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB999
Legislation Overview
Title: Weapons; carry license; inpatient hospitalization; provisions
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-129 of the O.C.G.A., relating to weapons carry license, temporary renewal permit, mandamus, and verification of license, so as to clarify the type of hospitalization as an inpatient in any mental hospital that prohibits the issuance of a weapons carry license; 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 the Georgia Crime Information Center; to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so to require judicial notification to certain persons admitted to certain facilities of certain firearm prohibitions that attach to such admission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Tabled
Last Action Date: March 27, 2018
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Christian Coomer (R); Clay Cox (R); Rich Golick (R); Jon Burns (R); Johnnie Caldwell (R); Brian Strickland (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (6 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 27, 2018 | Senate Tabled |
| Senate | Mar 27, 2018 | Senate Engrossed |
| Senate | Mar 12, 2018 | Senate Read Second Time |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2018 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2018 | Senate Read and Referred |
| House | Feb 28, 2018 | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| House | Feb 28, 2018 | House Third Readers |
| House | Feb 28, 2018 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| House | Feb 23, 2018 | House Second Readers |
| House | Feb 22, 2018 | House Hopper |
| House | Feb 22, 2018 | House First Readers |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Mar 1, 2018 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 27, 2018 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 22, 2018 | 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
House Vote #660
Senate Vote #694
Link: link to state bill page
