I got the phone call about 3:15 this afternoon, and at 3:30, local news confirmed it. Sonny Perdue signed HB 89 into law.
Bear in mind, this does not go into effect until July 1st.
Frankly, I hadn’t expected him to sign it. It seemed most likely that he’d let it run to midnight and pass quietly into law without his intervention.
Sorry to sound negative, but he’s not exactly been our friend in the past. He has a habit of dictating things based on what he thinks is “right.” He’s refused to take a stand on gun rights either way, and letting the bill pass without his signature would have been a way of saying, “I didn’t support it, but I didn’t oppose it either.”