Bill Text: GA SB497 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public Order, Offenses Against; constitutional zoning authority of local governments; remove a prohibition
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-16 - Senate Read and Referred [SB497 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SB497-Introduced.html
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Senate
Bill 497
By:
Senators Fort of the 39th, Tate of the 38th, James of the 35th, Orrock of the
36th and Jones of the 10th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 16-11-173 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to legislative findings, preemption of local regulation and lawsuits, and
exemptions, so as to remove a prohibition relating to the constitutional zoning
authority of local governments; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 16-11-173 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
legislative findings, preemption of local regulation and lawsuits, and
exemptions, is amended by revising paragraph (1) of subsection (b) as
follows:
"(b)(1)
No county or municipal corporation, by
zoning or
by ordinance, resolution, or other
enactment, shall regulate in any manner gun shows; the possession, ownership,
transport, carrying, transfer, sale, purchase, licensing, or registration of
firearms or components of firearms; firearms dealers; or dealers in firearms
components;
provided, however, that this paragraph shall not prohibit reasonable zoning of
businesses or events."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
