GA HB717 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session

Georgia House Bill 717 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-07 - House Reconsidered
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous dog control, so as to provide for criminal penalties for certain owners who fail to secure their dog resulting in the dog inflicting severe injury or death on a human being; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Title

Dogs; criminal penalties for certain owners failing to secure; provide

Roll Calls

2012-03-07 - House - House Vote #623 - Recon (Y: 119 N: 24 NV: 26 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2012-03-05 - House - House Vote #618 - Passage (Y: 82 N: 73 NV: 15 Abs: 10) [FAIL]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-07		House Reconsidered
2012-03-05		House Notice To Reconsider
2012-03-05		House Third Reading Lost
2012-03-05		House Third Readers
2012-02-24		House Committee Favorably Reported
2012-01-12		House Second Readers
2012-01-11		House First Readers

Georgia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/35089
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb717_LC_35_2359_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb717_LC_29_5187S_hs_4.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0618.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0623.htm