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GA SB 49

died on adjournment

Carrying and Possession of Firearms; offense of making a firearm accessible to a child; establish

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to establish the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions and affirmative defenses; to provide for criminal penalties; to require a notice by certain firearm dealers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-28
Status date
Latest action
2025-01-29 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Elena Parentprimary
  • Harold Jones IIprimary
  • Nikki Merrittprimary
  • Sonya Halpernprimary
  • Ed Harbisonprimary
  • Jason Estevesprimary
  • Nan Orrockprimary
  • Josh McLaurinprimary
  • Randal Manghamprimary
  • Sheikh Rahmanprimary
  • Sally Harrellprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-29

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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Attribution

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