Georgia House Bill 280 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 4 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to authorize the carrying and possession of handguns in certain manners by weapons carry license holders in certain buildings or on real property owned by or leased to public institutions of postsecondary education; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Firearms; license holders; carrying and possession of certain weapons in certain buildings or real property owned or leased to public institutions of postsecondary education; authorize

Rep. Mandi Ballinger [R]	Rep. Alan Powell [R]	Rep. John Meadows [R]	Rep. Rick Jasperse [R]
Rep. Vernon Jones [D]	Rep. Christian Coomer [R]	Sen. Bill Heath [R]

2017-03-31 - Senate - Senate Vote #385 (Y: 33 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-03-30 - House - House Vote #427 (Y: 96 N: 70 NV: 5 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - Senate - Senate Vote #252 (Y: 35 N: 17 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - Senate - Senate Vote #262 (Y: 32 N: 22 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-03 - House - House Vote #183 (Y: 108 N: 63 NV: 4 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-01		Effective Date
2017-05-04		Act 167
2017-05-04	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2017-04-05	House	House Sent to Governor
2017-03-30	Senate	Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
2017-03-30	House	House Conference Committee Report Adopted
2017-03-30	Senate	Senate Conference Committee Appointed 31st, 13th, 47th
2017-03-30	House	House Conference Committee Appointed 23rd, 11th, 32nd
2017-03-30	House	House Insisted
2017-03-30	Senate	Senate Insisted
2017-03-30	House	House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
2017-03-28	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-03-28	Senate	Senate Third Read
2017-03-28	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2017-03-20	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2017-03-20	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-03-03	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-03-03	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-03-03	House	House Third Readers
2017-02-27	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-02-09	House	House Second Readers
2017-02-08	House	House First Readers
2017-02-07	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50346
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/164607
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/166970
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/167462
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/168784
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/170565
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/170679
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50346#15011
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50346#15332
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50346#15322
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50346#15520
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50346#15428