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Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB260

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms; prohibit the purchase by person currently a party to proceeding under Chapter 5 of Title 19 (divorce proceeding)

Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to prohibit the purchase of a firearm by any person who is currently a party to a proceeding instituted under Chapter 5 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated without permission of the presiding judge; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Session: 2015-2016 Regular Session

Last Action: Senate Read and Referred

Last Action Date: January 12, 2016

Sponsors

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6 sponsors: Michael Rhett; Donzella James; Horacena Tate; Vincent Fort; Gail Davenport; Emanuel Jones;

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 11% (6 of 56)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 12, 2016 Senate Read and Referred
Senate Jan 11, 2016 Senate Hopper
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 11, 2016 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

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