2023-2024 Regular Session • Georgia Legislature
SB119: Crimes and Offenses; persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm; prohibit
Legislative Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16 and 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses and to domestic relations, respectively, so as to prohibit persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm and to prohibit persons subject to family violence protective orders from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm; to provide for definitions; to provide an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill History
2/8/2023
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/9/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/8/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Interstate Cooperation(Senate)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 22
Primary Sponsor

Elena Parent
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (21)
Gloria Butler
Democrat
Harold Jones
Democrat
Sally Harrell
Democrat
Kim Jackson
Democrat
Sonya Halpern
Democrat
Nikki Merritt
Democrat
Tonya Anderson
Democrat
Nabilah Islam Parkes
Democrat
Sheikh Rahman
Democrat
Ed Harbison
Democrat
Donzella James
Democrat
Michael Rhett
Democrat
Valencia Seay
Democrat
Freddie Sims
Democrat
Jason Esteves
Democrat
Derek Mallow
Democrat
Josh McLaurin
Democrat
Nan Orrock
Democrat
David Lucas
Democrat
Emanuel Jones
Democrat
Gail Davenport
Democrat