2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB155: Dangerous Instrumentalities and Practices; provisions relating to harming a law enforcement animal; revise

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to revise provisions relating to harming a law enforcement animal; to provide for the offenses of interfering with or harming a public safety animal or search and rescue animal; to provide for definitions; to provide for punishment; to provide for applicability; to provide for restitution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/13/2023
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/14/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/23/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/27/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/6/2023
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/6/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/7/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/8/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
House Postponed
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
House Postponed
House of Representatives
3/27/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/27/2023
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
Senate
4/5/2023
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
4/26/2023
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
4/26/2023
Act 35
4/26/2023
Effective Date 2023-07-01

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Floor amend 1 AM 39 0342

3/6/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #345
3/29/2023
43
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #324
3/27/2023
168
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #136
3/6/2023
41
Yea
14
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/26/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/3/202320.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/15/202320.3 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/6/202320.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/22/202319.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/13/202320.1 KB