Civil practice; granting of continuances and stays in civil and criminal cases at certain times and intervals for members and certain staff of the General Assembly; provide for and revise
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 10 of Title 9 and Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to continuances relative to civil practice and procedure and continuances relative to trial, respectively, so as to provide for and revise the granting of continuances and stays in civil and criminal cases at certain times and intervals for members and certain staff of the General Assembly for purposes of fulfilling their responsibilities to the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide a short title; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
introduced
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2020
Last action Feb 24, 2020
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5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Clark
RRepublican
P
Jeff Jones
RRepublican
P
Ken Pullin
RRepublican
P
Marc Morris
RRepublican
P
Philip Singleton
RRepublican
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