2023-2024 Regular Session • Georgia Legislature
SB12: "Protecting Victims and Dismantling Georgia Street Gangs Act"; enact
Legislative Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for sentencing to minimum terms of imprisonment for persons convicted of possession of firearms by convicted felons and first offender probationers when the offense for which such person is on probation or has been previously convicted is a forcible felony or a domestic violence felony or an act of family violence; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill History
1/23/2023
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/24/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/14/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/15/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/16/2023
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/16/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
2/21/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/22/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/26/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Floor Amendment
Sen floor amend 1 AM 52 0057
3/28/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Passage: House Vote #860
3/28/2024
168
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #53
2/16/2023
44
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/16/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 7
Primary Sponsor

John Albers
Republican