Professions and businesses; exempt persons having completed Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training from required fingerprint submission for application to be licensed as a private guard, watchman, or patrolman
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-38-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing of armed employees of private detective and private security businesses, qualifications, continuing education, fingerprints, license card, and suspension, so as to exempt persons having completed Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training from required fingerprint submission for application to be licensed as a private guard, watchman, or patrolman; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 9, 2021
Signed May 3, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
5
May 3, 2021
Signed into law
Act 153
upper
May 3, 2021
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan Powell
RRepublican
P
Bill Hitchens
RRepublican
P
J. Collins
RRepublican
P
Randy Nix
RRepublican
P
Trey Kelley
RRepublican
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