Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB177
Legislation Overview
Title: "Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2017"
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 regarding 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 Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to carrying and possession of firearms; to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to transportation passenger safety; to amend Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to game and fish; to amend Part 2 of Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to parking for persons with disabilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: February 15, 2017
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Joshua McKoon (R); Michael Williams (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 4% (2 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2017 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2017 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 14, 2017 | 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
