Georgia Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 10 and 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commerce and trade and crimes and offenses respectively, so as to provide for protections of persons who own, purchase, or engage in the business of selling firearms; to prohibit financial institutions from requiring the use of a firearms code that distinguishes firearms retailers from other retailers; to prohibit discrimination against firearms retailers by financial institutions through the use of a firearms code; to prohibit the disclosure of certain financial records by financial institutions; to provide for petitions to the Attorney General to investigate alleged violations; to prohibit persons or government entities from keeping registries of firearms or owners of firearms; to provide for construction; to provide definitions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 24, 2024
Signed Apr 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2024 · House Feb 27, 2024
How they voted
30–17
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 26, 2024
D
Democratic21
80% Nay
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 22, 2024
Signed into law
Act 403
upper
Apr 22, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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