Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB163
Legislation Overview
Title: Carrying and Possession of Firearms; reporting of weapons carry license and renewal license information to the Georgia Crime Information Center; require
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to require the reporting of weapons carry license and renewal license information to the Georgia Crime Information Center for affiliation with certain records such that, for the safety of officers and citizens, law enforcement officers may have foreknowledge of the possible presence of a firearm when effecting a traffic stop or other investigative encounter; to provide for an exception; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Crime Information Center, to provide for restricted access to information; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: February 14, 2017
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Donzella James (D); Nan Orrock (D); Michael Rhett (D); Vincent Fort (D); Gail Davenport (D); Steve Henson (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 11% (6 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2017 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2017 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 13, 2017 | 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
