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type: "Bill"
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title: "Firearms; authorize qualified retired law enforcement officers to carry handgun anywhere within this state"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to authorize persons who are qualified retired law enforcement officers to carry a handgun anywhere within this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2015_16"
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identifier: "SB 270"
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citation: "Georgia SB 270 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Brandon Beach", "Bruce Thompson", "Burt Jones", "Charlie Bethel", "Dean Burke", "Ed Harbison", "Ellis Black", "Fran Millar", "Greg Kirk", "Harold Jones II", "Hunter Hill", "JaNice VanNess", "Jack Hill", "Jeff Mullis", "Jesse Stone", "Joshua McKoon", "Judson Hill", "Larry Walker, III", "Marty Harbin", "Michael Williams", "P. K. Martin IV", "Renee Unterman", "Tommie Williams", "Tyler Harper", "Valencia Seay", "William Jackson", "William Ligon, Jr."]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2016-01-15"
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last_action: "2016-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/599d6df0-91c9-4a7f-a867-61ee84db0b14"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "03f59d773d18b90ba9d925216040903073409158f0931b7d9a858e47b46b04cd"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 270 (2015_16) — Firearms; authorize qualified retired law enforcement officers to carry handgun anywhere within this state
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to authorize persons who are qualified retired law enforcement officers to carry a handgun anywhere within this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC 41 0560** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/154694.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157707.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 41 0659S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/155863.pdf)
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4. **Floor Amendment AM 41 0207** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161466.pdf)
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5. **Floor Amendment AM 41 0211** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161467.pdf)
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6. **LC 41 0821S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160737.pdf)
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7. **SB 270/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162359.pdf)
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8. **SB 270/HCSFA** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161527.pdf)
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9. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 41 0224** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161822.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Bruce Thompson — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Charlie Bethel — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Ellis Black — primary (person)
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- Fran Millar — primary (person)
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- Greg Kirk — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Hunter Hill — primary (person)
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- JaNice VanNess — primary (person)
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- Jack Hill — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- Jesse Stone — primary (person)
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- Joshua McKoon — primary (person)
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- Judson Hill — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Michael Williams — primary (person)
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- P. K. Martin IV — primary (person)
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- Renee Unterman — primary (person)
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- Tommie Williams — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
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- William Jackson — primary (person)
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- William Ligon, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-01-15** Senate Hopper
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- **2016-01-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2016-01-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-02-01** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2016-02-17** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2016-02-17** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2016-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-03-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2016-03-22** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-03-24** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2016-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2016-03-31** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-05-03** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2016-05-03** Act 524 `executive-signature`
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- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/599d6df0-91c9-4a7f-a867-61ee84db0b14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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