Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB711
Legislation Overview
Title: Georgia Firearms and Weapons Act; enact
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order and safety, so as to prohibit the possession of devices which attach to firearms to produce rapid fire; to revise and add definitions; to provide for punishment; to provide for exceptions; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Code Section 15-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the juvenile code, so as to revise a definition; 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: March 6, 2025
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Sandra Scott (D); Viola Davis (D); Kim Schofield (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (3 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 6, 2025 | House Second Readers |
| House | Mar 4, 2025 | House First Readers |
| House | Mar 3, 2025 | House Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 4, 2025 | 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
