Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB200
Legislation Overview
Title: Crimes/Offenses; define parameters for the use of unmanned aircraft in surveillance activities by private persons/law enforcement officers
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wiretapping, eavesdropping, surveillance, and related offenses, so as to define parameters for the use of unmanned aircraft in surveillance activities by private persons and law enforcement officers; to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16, relating to the possession of dangerous weapons, so as to prohibit equipping an unmanned aircraft with weaponry; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to searches with warrants, so as to define parameters for the use of unmanned aircraft in searches and seizures; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2013-2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: February 22, 2013
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Joshua McKoon;Bill Cowsert;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 4% (2 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2013 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2013 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 21, 2013 | 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
