Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB515
Legislation Overview
Title: Justification and Excuse; "stand your ground" law; repeal
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to justification and excuse, so as to repeal the "stand your ground" law; to amend Titles 15, 17, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, criminal procedure, and torts, respectively, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: June 17, 2020
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Nikema Williams (D); Jennifer Jordan (D); Harold Jones (D); Sally Harrell (D); Tonya Anderson (D); Gloria Butler (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 11% (6 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 17, 2020 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Jun 16, 2020 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jun 16, 2020 | 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
