Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB34
Legislation Overview
Title: Public Order and Safety; unlawful for mentally incompetent person to possess a handgun; penalties
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dangerous instrumentalities, so as to define certain terms; to provide that it shall be unlawful for a mentally incompetent person or an addicted person to possess a handgun; to provide that it shall be unlawful to provide a handgun to a mentally incompetent person or an addicted person; to provide that it shall be unlawful to provide a handgun to any person known by the provider of the weapon to be a substantial risk of using the weapon illegally; to provide for penalties; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2013-2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: January 15, 2013
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Donzella James;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2013 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2013 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 14, 2013 | 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
