"Pursuing Justice for Rape Victims Act"; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide requirements for submitting certain evidence collected from a forensic medical examination to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; to provide for a definition; to provide for procedure; to provide for reporting; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2016
House Passage
Feb 2016
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2016
Last action Feb 24, 2016
Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2016
How they voted
123–0
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 137
Feb 23, 2016
D
Democratic44
88% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican92
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 24, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 23, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 11, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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