Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB50
Legislation Overview
Title: Carrying and Possession of Handguns; authorization by license holders in certain buildings; public institutions of postsecondary education; repeal
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: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: February 6, 2019
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Sally Harrell (D); Steve Henson (D); Jennifer Jordan (D); Sheikh Rahman (D); Harold Jones (D); Gloria Butler (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 11% (6 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2019 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2019 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 5, 2019 | 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
