Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB53
Legislation Overview
Title: Department of Public Safety; establishment of a program to educate the public on safe storage of firearms, contingent upon funding; provide
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the department of public safety, so as to provide for the establishment of a program to educate the public on safe storage of firearms, contingent upon funding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: January 29, 2025
Sponsors
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14 sponsors: Emanuel Jones (D); Harold Jones (D); Freddie Sims (D); David Lucas (D); Nan Orrock (D); Elena Parent (D); Kenya Wicks (D); Michael Rhett (D); Sheikh Rahman (D); Gail Davenport (D); Donzella James (D); Nikki Merritt (D); RaShaun Kemp (D); Sonya Halpern (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 25% (14 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 29, 2025 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Jan 28, 2025 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 29, 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
