Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB163
Legislation Overview
Title: Brady Law Regulations; standards for bringing an action against the government for an unauthorized act relating to regulation of weapons; revise
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law regulations, so as to revise standards for bringing an action against the government for an unauthorized act relating to regulation of weapons; to provide for definitions; 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 11, 2025
Sponsors
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15 sponsors: Colton Moore (R); Jason Anavitarte (R); Carden Summers (R); Blake Tillery (R); Brian Strickland (R); Steve Gooch (R); Brandon Beach (R); Greg Dolezal (R); Matt Brass (R); Randy Robertson (R); Drew Echols (R); Bo Hatchett (R); Ricky Williams (R); Clint Dixon (R); Russ Goodman (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 27% (15 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 11, 2025 | House Second Readers |
| House | Mar 10, 2025 | House First Readers |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Senate Third Read |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2025 | Senate Read Second Time |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2025 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Feb 12, 2025 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | Mar 6, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 26, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 13, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| House Floor Amendment | Floor Amend 1A | Mar 6, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| House Floor Amendment | Floor Amend 1 | Mar 6, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Adoption Of Amend #1a By Sen From The 56th To Amend #1 By Sen From The 44th: Senate Vote #181 | 03/6/2025 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #182 | 03/6/2025 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
