Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB254
Legislation Overview
Title: Crimes and Offenses; comprehensive revisions regarding justification and the use of force; provide
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 provide for comprehensive revisions regarding justification and the use of force; to provide for certain investigations and reports in certain circumstances; to repeal certain Code sections; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Titles 15, 17, and 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, criminal procedure, and education, respectively, so as to provide for conforming changes; to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts, so as to repeal a Code section; to provide for a conforming change; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and construction of act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2021-2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: February 25, 2021
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: Tonya Anderson (D); Harold Jones (D); Kim Jackson (D); Nan Orrock (D); David Lucas (D); Elena Parent (D); Nikki Merritt (D); Jennifer Jordan (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 14% (8 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2021 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Feb 24, 2021 | 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
