Georgia Senate Bill 155 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-2)
Status: Passed on April 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-26 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to revise provisions relating to harming a law enforcement animal; to provide for the offenses of interfering with or harming a public safety animal or search and rescue animal; to provide for definitions; to provide for punishment; to provide for applicability; to provide for restitution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Dangerous Instrumentalities and Practices; provisions relating to harming a law enforcement animal; revise

Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]
Sen. Shawn Still [R]	Sen. Valencia Seay [D]	Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Harold Jones [D]
Sen. Chuck Payne [R]	Sen. Michael Dugan [R]	Sen. Lee Anderson [R]	Rep. Dale Washburn [R]

2023-03-29 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #345 (Y: 43 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-27 - House - Passage: House Vote #324 (Y: 168 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2023-03-06 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #136 (Y: 41 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-26		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-04-26		Act 35
2023-04-26	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-05	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2023-03-27	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-27	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-23	House	House Postponed
2023-03-21	House	House Postponed
2023-03-15	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-08	House	House Second Readers
2023-03-07	House	House First Readers
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-02-27	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-14	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-13	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64319
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214453
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215743
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216994
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218136
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/220195
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216981
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64319#21256
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64319#21523
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64319#21636