Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB478
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; use or possession of any handgun in a park, historic site, or recreational area; provisions
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, so as to revise provisions of law regarding the use or possession of any handgun in a park, historic site, or recreational area; to amend Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating offenses against public order and safety, so as to revise provisions of law regarding the carrying of firearms; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2021-2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: February 10, 2022
Sponsors
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28 sponsors: Jeff Mullis (R); Bo Hatchett (R); Steve Gooch (R); Butch Miller (R); Matt Brass (R); Jason Anavitarte (R); Chuck Payne (R); Russ Goodman (R); Carden Summers (R); John Albers (R); Frank Ginn (R); Max Burns (R); Lee Anderson (R); Randy Robertson (R); Greg Dolezal (R); Marty Harbin (R); Clint Dixon (R); Bill Cowsert (R); Billy Hickman (R); Tyler Harper (R); Brandon Beach (R); Lindsey Tippins (R); Burt Jones (R); Bruce Thompson (R); Sheila McNeill (R); Blake Tillery (R); Kay Kirkpatrick (R); John Kennedy (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 50% (28 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2022 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2022 | 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
