Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB219
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm or Knife; exception to the definition of firearm in relation to possession during commission of or attempt to commit certain crimes and Brady Law regulations; provide
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to provide for an exception to the definition of firearm in relation to possession of firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain crimes and Brady Law regulations; 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 22, 2023
Sponsors
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13 sponsors: Randy Robertson (R); Matt Brass (R); John Albers (R); Michael Dugan (R); Clint Dixon (R); Bo Hatchett (R); Jason Anavitarte (R); Chuck Hufstetler (R); Ben Watson (R); Ricky Williams (R); Marty Harbin (R); Carden Summers (R); Mike Hodges (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 23% (13 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2023 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2023 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 21, 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
