10 LC 29 4189S

The Senate Judiciary Committee offered the following substitute to SB 342:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency powers of the Governor, so as to revise the powers of the Governor to suspend or limit the sale, dispensing, or transportation of firearms during states of emergency; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency powers of the Governor, is amended by revising paragraph (8) of subsection (d) of Code Section 38-3-51, relating to emergency powers of Governor, as follows:

"(8) Suspend or limit the sale, dispensing, or transportation of alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosives, and combustibles; provided, however, that any limitation on firearms under this Code section shall not include an individual firearm owned by a private citizen which was legal and owned by that citizen prior to the declaration of state of emergency or disaster or thereafter acquired in compliance with all applicable laws of this state and the United States; and".

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2011.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.