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Passed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB365

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Legislation Overview

Title: Code Revision Commission; statutory portion of said Code; revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in and reenact

Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court; to provide for other matters relating to revision, reenactment, and publication of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session

Last Action: Act 562

Last Action Date: May 8, 2018

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

7 sponsors: William Ligon (R); John Kennedy (R); Bill Cowsert (R); Steve Gooch (R); Jeff Mullis (R); Butch Miller (R); Wendell Willard (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 13% (7 of 56)

History
Chamber Date Action
May 8, 2018 Act 562
Senate May 8, 2018 Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate Apr 5, 2018 Senate Sent to Governor
House Mar 23, 2018 House Passed/Adopted
House Mar 23, 2018 House Third Readers
House Mar 12, 2018 House Committee Favorably Reported
House Feb 23, 2018 House Second Readers
House Feb 22, 2018 House First Readers
Senate Feb 21, 2018 Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate Feb 21, 2018 Senate Third Read
Senate Feb 7, 2018 Senate Read Second Time
Senate Feb 6, 2018 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate Jan 31, 2018 Senate Read and Referred
Senate Jan 30, 2018 Senate Hopper
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled Mar 26, 2018 state link bill text
Engrossed Feb 21, 2018 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 30, 2018 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/21/2018 51 0 0 4 Yes
  • Albers, John (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Lee (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Tonya (D) Yea
  • Beach, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Black, Ellis (R) Yea
  • Brass, Matt (R) Yea
  • Burke, Dean (R) Yea
  • Butler, Gloria (D) Yea
  • Cowsert, Bill (R) Yea
  • Davenport, Gail (D) Yea
  • Dugan, Michael (R) Yea
  • Ginn, Frank (R) Yea
  • Gooch, Steve (R) Absent
  • Harbin, Marty (R) Absent
  • Harbison, Ed (D) Yea
  • Harper, Tyler (R) Yea
  • Heath, Bill (R) Yea
  • Henson, Steve (D) Yea
  • Hill, Jack (R) Yea
  • Hufstetler, Chuck (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Lester (D) Yea
  • James, Donzella (D) Yea
  • Jones, Burt (R) Yea
  • Jones, Emanuel (D) Yea
  • Jones, Harold (D) Yea
  • Jordan, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Kennedy, John (R) Yea
  • Kirk, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Kirkpatrick, Kay (R) Yea
  • Ligon, William (R) Yea
  • Lucas, David (D) Yea
  • Martin, P.K. (R) Yea
  • McKoon, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Millar, Francis (R) Yea
  • Miller, Butch (R) Yea
  • Mullis, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Orrock, Nan (D) Yea
  • Parent, Elena (D) Yea
  • Payne, Chuck (R) Yea
  • Rhett, Michael (D) Yea
  • Seay, Valencia (D) Yea
  • Shafer, David (R) Yea
  • Sims, Freddie (D) Absent
  • Stone, Jesse (R) Yea
  • Tate, Horacena (D) Yea
  • Thompson, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Curt (D) Absent
  • Tillery, Blake (R) Yea
  • Tippins, Lindsey (R) Yea
  • Unterman, Renee (R) Yea
  • Walker, Larry (R) Yea
  • Watson, Ben (R) Yea
  • Wilkinson, John (R) Yea
  • Williams, Michael (R) Yea
  • Williams, Nikema (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/23/2018 154 1 8 17 Yes
  • Alexander, Kimberly (D) Yea
  • Anulewicz, Teri (D) Yea
  • Ballinger, Mandi (R) Absent
  • Barr, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Battles, Paul (R) Yea
  • Bazemore, Debra (D) Yea
  • Beasley-Teague, Sharon (D) Yea
  • Belton, DC (R) Yea
  • Bennett, Karen (D) Yea
  • Bentley, Patty (D) Yea
  • Benton, Tommy (R) Yea
  • Beskin, Beth (R) Yea
  • Beverly, James (D) Yea
  • Blackmon, Shaw (R) Absent
  • Boddie, William (D) Yea
  • Bonner, Josh (R) Yea
  • Brockway, Buzz (R) Yea
  • Bruce, Roger (D) Yea
  • Buckner, Debbie (D) Yea
  • Burnough, Rhonda (D) Yea
  • Burns, Jon (R) Yea
  • Caldwell, Johnnie (R) Yea
  • Caldwell, Michael (R) Yea
  • Cannon, Park (D) Nay
  • Cantrell, Wesley (R) Absent
  • Carpenter, Kasey (R) Yea
  • Carson, John (R) Yea
  • Carter, Doreen (D) Yea
  • Casas, David (R) NV
  • Cauble, Geoff (R) Yea
  • Chandler, Joyce (R) Yea
  • Clark, David (R) Yea
  • Clark, Heath (R) Yea
  • Coleman, Brooks (R) Yea
  • Collins, J (R) Yea
  • Cooke, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Coomer, Christian (R) Yea
  • Cooper, Sharon (R) Yea
  • Corbett, John (R) Yea
  • Cox, Clay (R) NV
  • Deffenbaugh, John (R) Yea
  • Dempsey, Katie (R) Yea
  • Dickerson, Pam (D) Yea
  • Dickey, Robert (R) Yea
  • Dollar, Matt (R) Absent
  • Douglas, Demetrius (D) Yea
  • Drenner, Karla (D) Absent
  • Dreyer, David (D) Absent
  • Dubnik, Matt (R) Yea
  • Dukes, Winfred (D) Yea
  • Dunahoo, Emory (R) Yea
  • Ealum, Darrel (D) Yea
  • Efstration, Chuck (R) Yea
  • Ehrhart, Earl (R) Absent
  • England, Terry (R) Yea
  • Epps, James (R) Yea
  • Fleming, Barry (R) Yea
  • Frazier, Gloria (D) Yea
  • Frye, Spencer (D) Yea
  • Gardner, Patricia (D) Yea
  • Gasaway, Robert (R) Yea
  • Gilliard, Carl (D) Yea
  • Gilligan, Sheri (R) Yea
  • Glanton, Mike (D) Yea
  • Golick, Rich (R) Yea
  • Gonzalez, Deborah (D) Yea
  • Gordon, J. Craig (D) Yea
  • Gravley, Micah (R) Yea
  • Greene, Gerald (R) Yea
  • Gurtler, Matt (R) Yea
  • Hanson, Meagan (R) Yea
  • Harden, Buddy (R) Yea
  • Harrell, Brett (R) Yea
  • Hatchett, James (R) Yea
  • Hawkins, Lee (R) Yea
  • Henson, Michele (D) Yea
  • Hill, Dewayne (R) Yea
  • Hilton, Scott (R) Yea
  • Hitchens, Bill (R) Yea
  • Hogan, Don (R) Absent
  • Holcomb, Scott (D) Yea
  • Holmes, Susan (R) Yea
  • Houston, Penny (R) Yea
  • Howard, Henry (D) Yea
  • Hugley, Carolyn (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Derrick (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Mack (D) Yea
  • Jasperse, Rick (R) Yea
  • Jones, Jan (R) Yea
  • Jones, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Jones, Sheila (D) NV
  • Jones, Todd (R) Yea
  • Jones, Vernon (D) Yea
  • Kelley, Trey (R) Absent
  • Kendrick, Dar'shun (D) Yea
  • Kirby, Tom (R) Yea
  • Knight, David (R) Yea
  • LaHood, John (R) Yea
  • Lariccia, Dominic (R) Yea
  • Lopez, Brenda (D) Yea
  • Lott, Jodi (R) Yea
  • Lumsden, Eddie (R) Yea
  • Marin, Pedro (D) Yea
  • Martin, Charles (R) Yea
  • Mathiak, Karen (R) Yea
  • Maxwell, Howard (R) Absent
  • McCall, Tom (R) Yea
  • McClain, Dewey (D) Yea
  • McGowan, Bill (D) Yea
  • Meadows, John (R) Yea
  • Metze, Marie (D) Yea
  • Mitchell, Billy (D) Yea
  • Morris, Greg (R) Yea
  • Morris, Marc (R) Yea
  • Mosby, Howard (D) Yea
  • Nelson, Sheila (D) Yea
  • Newton, Mark (R) Yea
  • Nguyen, Bee (D) Yea
  • Nimmer, Chad (R) Absent
  • Nix, Randy (R) Yea
  • Oliver, Mary (D) Yea
  • Paris, Miriam (D) Yea
  • Park, Samuel (D) Yea
  • Parrish, Butch (R) Absent
  • Parsons, Don (R) Yea
  • Peake, Allen (R) Yea
  • Petrea, Jesse (R) NV
  • Pezold, John (R) Yea
  • Pirkle, Clay (R) Yea
  • Powell, Alan (R) Yea
  • Powell, Jay (R) Yea
  • Price, Betty (R) Yea
  • Prince, Brian (D) Yea
  • Pruett, Jimmy (R) Yea
  • Raffensperger, Brad (R) Yea
  • Rakestraw, Paulette (R) Yea
  • Ralston, David (R) NV
  • Reeves, Albert (R) Yea
  • Rhodes, Trey (R) Yea
  • Ridley, Jason (R) Yea
  • Rogers, Terry (R) Yea
  • Rutledge, Dale (R) Absent
  • Rynders, Ed (R) Yea
  • Schofield, Kim (D) Yea
  • Scott, Sandra (D) Yea
  • Setzler, Ed (R) NV
  • Shannon, Renitta (D) Yea
  • Sharper, Dexter (D) Yea
  • Shaw, James (R) Absent
  • Silcox, Deborah (R) Yea
  • Smith, Lynn (R) Yea
  • Smith, Michael (D) Yea
  • Smith, Richard (R) Yea
  • Smyre, Calvin (D) Yea
  • Spencer, Jason (R) Yea
  • Stephens, Edward (D) Yea
  • Stephens, Ron (R) Yea
  • Stephenson, Pam (D) NV
  • Stovall, Valencia (D) Yea
  • Stover, David (R) Yea
  • Tankersley, Jan (R) NV
  • Tanner, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Tarvin, Steve (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Darlene (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Tom (R) Yea
  • Teasley, Sam (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Erica (D) Absent
  • Thomas, Mable (D) Yea
  • Trammell, Robert (D) Yea
  • Turner, Scot (R) Yea
  • Wallace, Jonathan (D) Yea
  • Watson, Sam (R) Yea
  • Welch, Andrew (R) Absent
  • Werkheiser, William (R) Yea
  • Wilkerson, David (D) Yea
  • Willard, Wendell (R) Yea
  • Williams, Al (D) Yea
  • Williams, Earnest (D) Absent
  • Williams, Ricky (R) Yea
  • Williamson, Hugh (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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