Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB238
Legislation Overview
Title: Gun Safety Act; enact
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law Regulations, so as to provide for a background check for guns purchased at gun shows; to provide for definitions; to provide that only dealers may legally sell, transfer, or exchange a firearm at a gun show; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Last Action: House Second Readers
Last Action Date: February 13, 2019
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Matthew Wilson (D); James Beverly (D); Spencer Frye (D); Josh McLaurin (D); Shelly Hutchinson (D); Karen Bennett (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (6 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 13, 2019 | House Second Readers |
| House | Feb 12, 2019 | House First Readers |
| House | Feb 11, 2019 | House Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 11, 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
