SB 12 Georgia Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

"Protecting Victims and Dismantling Georgia Street Gangs Act"; enact

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 status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Mar 2024
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2023 Last action Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2023 · House Mar 28, 2024

How they voted

416
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Feb 16, 2023
D Democratic21
13 Yea 6 Nay 2
61% Yea
R Republican29
28 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 24, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 23, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors