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88 lines
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Crimes and offenses; weapons carry license reciprocity in this state; expand"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-126 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to having or carrying handguns, long guns, or other weapons, license requirement, and exceptions for homes, motor vehicles, private property, and other locations and conditions, so as to expand weapons carry license reciprocity in this state; to provide that persons who are not residents of this state shall be authorized to carry a weapon in this state if licensed to carry in any other state; to provide that the Attorney General shall enter into an agreement with any state that requires an agreement to recognize and give effect to weapons carry licenses for reciprocity; 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: "2021_22"
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identifier: "HB 218"
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citation: "Georgia HB 218 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Clay Pirkle", "Darlene Taylor", "Mandi Ballinger", "Rick Jasperse"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-01"
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last_action: "2022-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/636cec47-006f-4dc9-a895-12b0aa4f1029"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "2e4ec8ab2297013e1a9fa0a6547fb36e56919902655fce5143fc43f2680a4b1c"
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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 HB 218 (2021_22) — Crimes and offenses; weapons carry license reciprocity in this state; expand
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-126 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to having or carrying handguns, long guns, or other weapons, license requirement, and exceptions for homes, motor vehicles, private property, and other locations and conditions, so as to expand weapons carry license reciprocity in this state; to provide that persons who are not residents of this state shall be authorized to carry a weapon in this state if licensed to carry in any other state; to provide that the Attorney General shall enter into an agreement with any state that requires an agreement to recognize and give effect to weapons carry licenses for reciprocity; 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. **Floor Amendment AM 39 0322** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/205076.pdf)
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2. **HB 218/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/207727.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 2888S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198031.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 2943S/rcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198809.pdf)
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5. **LC 50 0139/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/196427.pdf)
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6. **Sen ctee sub LC 39 3015S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200353.pdf)
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7. **Sen ctee sub LC 39 3075-ECS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201699.pdf)
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8. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 47 0026** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201871.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **103–69** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alan Powell — primary (person)
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- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
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- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
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- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
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- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-01** House Hopper
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- **2021-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Tabled
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2022-02-03** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2022-02-24** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2022-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-04-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-12** Act 597 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-07-01** 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/636cec47-006f-4dc9-a895-12b0aa4f1029`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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