Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB257
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearms; prohibit the purchase by person currently a party to proceeding under Chapter 5 of Title 19 (divorce proceeding) (PF)
Description: PF 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 prohibit the purchase of a firearm by any person who is currently a party to a proceeding instituted under Chapter 5 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated without permission of the presiding judge; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2015-2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Prefiled
Last Action Date: January 7, 2016
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Michael Rhett;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 7, 2016 | Senate Prefiled |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Prefiled | Jan 7, 2016 | 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
