Criminal procedure; imposition of punishment for crimes involving bias or prejudice; revise criteria
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to revise the criteria for imposition of punishment for crimes involving bias or prejudice; to revise the sanctions for such crimes; to provide for the manner of serving such sentences; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2020
House Failed
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Feb 21, 2019
Signed Jun 26, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 7, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 26, 2020
Signed into law
Act 329
upper
Jun 26, 2020
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Jun 23, 2020
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Jun 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Jun 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Jun 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jun 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 8, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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