Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB119
Legislation Overview
Title: Crimes and Offenses; persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm; prohibit
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16 and 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses and to domestic relations, respectively, so as to prohibit persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm and to prohibit persons subject to family violence protective orders from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm; to provide for definitions; to provide an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: February 9, 2023
Sponsors
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22 sponsors: Elena Parent (D); Gloria Butler (D); Harold Jones (D); Sally Harrell (D); Kim Jackson (D); Sonya Halpern (D); Nikki Merritt (D); Tonya Anderson (D); Nabilah Islam Parkes (D);Sheikh Rahman (D); Ed Harbison (D); Donzella James (D); Michael Rhett (D); Valencia Seay (D); Freddie Sims (D); Jason Esteves (D); Derek Mallow (D); Josh McLaurin (D); Nan Orrock (D); David Lucas (D); Emanuel Jones (D); Gail Davenport (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 39% (22 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2023 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2023 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 8, 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
