GA SB1 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 1 2017 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-03-28 - House Lost Reconsidered Bill/Resolution
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to revise the definition of domestic terrorism to more inclusively capture situational violations commonly used by persons who desire to commit acts of terror; to revise the offenses of a terroristic threat and a terroristic act; to amend Article 9 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center, so as to revise the definition of homeland security activity to enable the center's work in the state's effective prevention or discovery of, response to, and recovery from domestic terrorism; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

"The Protect Act- Protecting Georgians Against Terrorism"; revise the definition of domestic terrorism

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-03-28 - House - House Vote #360 (Y: 85 N: 83 NV: 2 Abs: 10) [FAIL]
2017-03-28 - House - House Vote #361 (Y: 94 N: 73 NV: 3 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - House - House Vote #362 (Y: 84 N: 83 NV: 3 Abs: 10) [FAIL]
2017-03-01 - Senate - Senate Vote #121 (Y: 42 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-03-28HouseHouse Lost Reconsidered Bill/Resolution
2017-03-28HouseHouse Reconsidered
2017-03-28HouseHouse Third Reading Lost
2017-03-28HouseHouse Third Readers
2017-03-24HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-03-06HouseHouse Second Readers
2017-03-03HouseHouse First Readers
2017-03-01SenateSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-03-01SenateSenate Third Read
2017-02-27SenateSenate Read Second Time
2017-02-24SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-01-11SenateSenate Read and Referred
2017-01-10SenateSenate Hopper

Georgia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49598
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/162709
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/166539
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/167229
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/167231
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/167322
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/168751
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/169265
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/170086
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49598#14995
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49598#15311
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49598#15310
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49598#15309

Bill Comments

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