Georgia Senate Bill 6 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 28 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding correctional institutions of the state and counties, so as to prohibit the use of unmanned aircraft systems to deliver or attempt to deliver contraband to a place of incarceration; to prohibit the use of unmanned aircraft systems to photograph any place of incarceration without permission of the warden or superintendent of such place of incarceration; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Correctional Institutions of the State and Counties; use of unmanned aircraft systems to deliver or attempt to deliver contraband to a place of incarceration; prohibit

Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Gregory Kirk [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]
Sen. Chuck Payne [R]	Sen. Sally Harrell [D]	Rep. Kevin Tanner [R]

2019-03-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #323 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-28 - House - House Vote #315 (Y: 166 N: 4 NV: 7 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-02-14 - Senate - Senate Vote #27 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-01		Effective Date
2019-04-28		Act 67
2019-04-28	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-05	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2019-03-29	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2019-03-28	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-28	House	House Third Readers
2019-03-25	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-03-21	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2019-03-21	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-02-19	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-15	House	House First Readers
2019-02-14	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-02-14	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-02-13	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-02-12	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-01-30	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-01-28	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54363
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/179801
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/181123
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/181481
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/185043
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/185727
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/186910
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54363#16520
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54363#17045
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54363#17136