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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2021\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation; to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to carrying and possession of firearms; to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to transportation passenger safety; to amend Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to game and fish, so as to revise certain laws regarding the carrying of firearms; to amend Part 2 of Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to parking for persons with disabilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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: "SB 319"
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citation: "Georgia SB 319 (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: ["Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Bruce Thompson", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Dean Burke", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jeff Mullis", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Lindsey Tippins", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Dugan", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Steve Gooch", "Tyler Harper"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-03-29"
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last_action: "2022-04-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44b35c3d-3a83-47b8-8ad2-30929de7dd96"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "b80d6d7186a37009138817ad25ff8ae396df6d87f1846da0331b56c0707ea50d"
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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 319 (2021_22) — "Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2021"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation; to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to carrying and possession of firearms; to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to transportation passenger safety; to amend Title 27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to game and fish, so as to revise certain laws regarding the carrying of firearms; to amend Part 2 of Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to parking for persons with disabilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 28 0017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201892.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/207823.pdf)
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3. **Floor amend 1 AM 28 1879** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/207757.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 3449S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/210287.pdf)
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5. **SB 319/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211518.pdf)
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## Votes
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- ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 48th — **22–34** (fail) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Bruce Thompson — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Lindsey Tippins — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Hopper
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- **2022-01-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-02** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-03** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-28** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2022-03-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2022-03-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-30** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-30** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-30** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2022-04-01** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2022-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-04-12** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-12** Act 596 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-12** 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/44b35c3d-3a83-47b8-8ad2-30929de7dd96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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