Probation of first offenders; person disqualified from employment when discharged as felony offender; add private home care providers to list
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to probation of first offenders, so as to add private home care providers to the list of persons who may be disqualified from employment when discharged as a felony offender under a first offender plea; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Feb 2014
Senate Passage
Mar 2013
House Passage
Mar 2014
Signed into Law
Apr 2014
Introduced Feb 25, 2013
Signed Apr 22, 2014
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2013
How they voted
32–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
Mar 5, 2013
D
Democratic9
77% Yea
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 22, 2014
Signed into law
Act 583
upper
Apr 22, 2014
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 20, 2014
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 5, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 5, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 28, 2013
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 25, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 5, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 1, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 26, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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