Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB49
Legislation Overview
Title: Crimes and Offenses; repeal the statute relating to no duty to retreat prior to the use of force
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to repeal the statute relating to no duty to retreat prior to the use of force; to correct cross-references; to repeal the defense of self or others as an absolute defense; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2015-2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: January 26, 2015
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Vincent Fort; Emanuel Jones; Steve Henson; Gail Davenport; Horacena Tate; Valencia Seay;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 11% (6 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2015 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2015 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 15, 2015 | 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
