HB 1044 - Firearms; carrying and possession; municipal and city court judges; amend provisions

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04/28/06 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to provide that part-time municipal and city court judges shall be treated as full-time judges for purposes of being exempt from certain state weapons requirements so that part-time judges shall be exempt in the same manner as full-time judges; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/13/06 10:36 PM House Vote #871 148 015 009 008 PASS
03/27/06 06:56 PM Senate Vote #1066 050 000 005 001 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/28/06 11:48 AM House Vote #1047 142 004 029 005 Agree Sen Sub

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
01/13/2006 House First Readers
01/23/2006 House Second Readers
02/08/2006 House Committee Favorably Reported
02/16/2006 House Withdrawn, Recommitted
02/28/2006 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/13/2006 House Third Readers
03/13/2006 House Passed/Adopted
03/14/2006 Senate Read and Referred
03/22/2006 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/23/2006 Senate Read Second Time
03/27/2006 Senate Third Read
03/27/2006 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/28/2006 House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
04/05/2006 House Sent to Governor
04/28/2006 House Date Signed by Governor
04/28/2006 Act 623
07/01/2006 Effective Date

Footnotes

2/08/06 Favorably Reported by Substitute in House
2/16/06 Recommitted to JudyNC by Rules Committee
2/28/06 Favorably Reported in House (No Substitute)
06 HB 1044/AP
House Bill 1044 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Cheokas of the 134th, Barnard of the 166th, Lane of the 158th, Lunsford of the 110th, Forster of the 3rd, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to provide that part-time municipal and city court judges shall be treated as full-time judges for purposes of being exempt from certain state weapons requirements so that part-time judges shall be exempt in the same manner as full-time judges; 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 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, is amended by striking paragraph (12) of subsection (a) of Code Section 16-11-130, relating to exemptions from Code Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-128, and inserting in its place a new paragraph (12) to read as follows:
"(12) State and federal trial and appellate judges, full-time and permanent part-time judges of municipal and city courts, and former state trial and appellate judges retired from their respective offices under state retirement;"

SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2006.

SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.