Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB1312
Legislation Overview
Title: Desai Safety Act; enact
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 and Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms and domestic relations, respectively, so as to prohibit persons subject to a protective order for family violence or dating violence from possessing a firearm or ammunition; to provide for penalties; to require reporting by the court issuing such prohibition; to require the surrender or transfer of firearms or ammunition in such person's possession; to provide for petitions for return of firearms or ammunition and restoration of rights; to provide for the adoption of procedures; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: House Second Readers
Last Action Date: February 18, 2026
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Mary Ann Santos (D); Omari Crawford (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (2 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 18, 2026 | House Second Readers |
| House | Feb 17, 2026 | House First Readers |
| House | Feb 12, 2026 | House Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 13, 2026 | 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
