Georgia Senate Bill 311 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 13 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-13 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to theft, so as to provide a short title; to define certain terms; to provide that only licensed funeral directors and certain other persons may sell certain burial objects as scrap metal; to provide that only government personnel and certain other persons may sell certain government property as scrap metal; to provide that purchasers of such items must verify the sellers' credentials; to provide that persons who damage certain property shall be guilty of a felony; to provide for penalties; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Metals Accountability in Disposal (MAD) Act"; provide that only licensed funeral directors/certain persons may sell burial objects as scrap metal

Sen. John Crosby [R]

Sen. Bill Hamrick [R]

Sen. Steve Henson [D]

Sen. Ronald Ramsey [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-13		Senate Read and Referred

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/35139
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb311_As_introduced_LC_21_1520ER_2.htm