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| Bill | Dangerous Instrumentalities and Practices; provisions relating to harming a law enforcement animal; revise | 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. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2023_24 | SB 155 | Georgia SB 155 (2023_24) |
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Georgia SB 155 (2023_24) — Dangerous Instrumentalities and Practices; provisions relating to harming a law enforcement animal; revise
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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- As introduced LC 39 3743 (committee substitute) — source
- As passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
- Committee sub LC 39 3805S (committee substitute) — source
- Floor amend 1 AM 39 0342 (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 3891S/hss (committee substitute) — source
- SB 155/AP* (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- House Vote #324 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 168–0 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #136 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 41–14 (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #345 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 43–12 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
- John Albers — primary (person)
- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
- Max Burns — primary (person)
- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
- Shawn Still — primary (person)
- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-02-13 Senate Hopper
introduction - 2023-02-14 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2023-02-23 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-02-27 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2023-03-06 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2023-03-06 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2023-03-07 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2023-03-08 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2023-03-15 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-21 House Postponed
- 2023-03-23 House Postponed
- 2023-03-27 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2023-03-27 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2023-03-29 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- 2023-04-05 Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2023-04-26 Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2023-04-26 Act 35
executive-signature - 2023-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/11df3aec-e412-4ea2-aa36-02ec03fb4f7a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).