Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB229
Legislation Overview
Title: Carrying Weapons Within School Safety Zones; carrying and possession of handguns in certain manners; property owned or leased by public institutions of postsecondary education; repeal authorization
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-127.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying weapons within school safety zones, at school functions, or on a bus or other transportation furnished by a school, so as to repeal the authorization for the carrying and possession of handguns in certain manners by weapons carry license holders in certain buildings or on real property owned by or leased to public institutions of postsecondary education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2021-2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: February 23, 2021
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Sally Harrell (D); Michelle Au (D); Jennifer Jordan (D); Elena Parent (D); Nikki Merritt (D); Nan Orrock (D); Valencia Seay (D); Kim Jackson (D); Sheikh Rahman (D); Gail Davenport (D); Gloria Butler (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 20% (11 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2021 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2021 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | 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
