GA SB1 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 1 2017 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-03-28 - House Lost Reconsidered Bill/Resolution
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 1 2017 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-03-28 - House Lost Reconsidered Bill/Resolution
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to revise the definition of domestic terrorism to more inclusively capture situational violations commonly used by persons who desire to commit acts of terror; to revise the offenses of a terroristic threat and a terroristic act; to amend Article 9 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center, so as to revise the definition of homeland security activity to enable the center's work in the state's effective prevention or discovery of, response to, and recovery from domestic terrorism; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
"The Protect Act- Protecting Georgians Against Terrorism"; revise the definition of domestic terrorism
Sponsors
| Sen. Bill Cowsert [R] | Sen. David Shafer [R] | Sen. Steve Gooch [R] | Sen. Tyler Harper [R] |
| Sen. Michael Dugan [R] | Sen. Hunter Hill [R] | Rep. Albert Reeves [R] |
Roll Calls
2017-03-28 - House - House Vote #360 (Y: 85 N: 83 NV: 2 Abs: 10) [FAIL]
2017-03-28 - House - House Vote #361 (Y: 94 N: 73 NV: 3 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - House - House Vote #362 (Y: 84 N: 83 NV: 3 Abs: 10) [FAIL]
2017-03-01 - Senate - Senate Vote #121 (Y: 42 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - House - House Vote #361 (Y: 94 N: 73 NV: 3 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - House - House Vote #362 (Y: 84 N: 83 NV: 3 Abs: 10) [FAIL]
2017-03-01 - Senate - Senate Vote #121 (Y: 42 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-28 | House | House Lost Reconsidered Bill/Resolution |
| 2017-03-28 | House | House Reconsidered |
| 2017-03-28 | House | House Third Reading Lost |
| 2017-03-28 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2017-03-24 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2017-03-06 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2017-03-03 | House | House First Readers |
| 2017-03-01 | Senate | Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2017-03-01 | Senate | Senate Third Read |
| 2017-02-27 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2017-02-24 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2017-01-11 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2017-01-10 | Senate | Senate Hopper |
