or Login to see your representatives.

Access Candidates' and Representatives' Biographies, Voting Records, Interest Group Ratings, Issue Positions, Public Statements, and Campaign Finances

Simply enter your zip code above to get to all of your candidates and representatives, or enter a name. Then, just click on the person you are interested in, and you can navigate to the categories of information we track for them.

[x] close
Print Track This Legislation

Key Votes

HB 257 - Limiting Concealed Weapon Restrictions - Key Vote

Georgia Key Votes

Bill Cowsert voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this legislation.

Read recent statements Bill Cowsert made in this general time period.

Stages

Family

Issues

Stage Details

Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (37-17) - (Key vote)

Title: Limiting Concealed Weapon Restrictions

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that allows people with concealed firearm permits to carry firearms in public transportation and restaurants.

Highlights:
- Adds constables to the list of people permitted to carry pistols in a publicly owned and operated facility [sec. 1 (c) (2)]. - Prohibits the drinking of alcohol in a restaurant while carrying a weapon, and classifies this infraction as a misdemeanor [sec. 1 (f)].
See The Voting Record

Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (155-1) -
Legislation - Introduced (House) -

Title: Limiting Concealed Weapon Restrictions

Sponsors

About Project Vote Smart

Help Us If You Can

Media & Communications

Education

For Candidates

One Common Ground, Philipsburg, MT 59858 Hotline: 888-Vote-Smart (888-868-3762)
All content © 1992 - 2013 Project Vote Smart unless otherwise attributed - Privacy Policy - Legislative demographic data provided by Aristotle International, Inc. Mobile Version

Back to top