Sexual Offender Registration Review Board; information required to be provided by sexual offenders when they register; revise
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Sexual Offender Registration Review Board, so as to revise the information required to be provided by sexual offenders when they register; to allow a sexual offender who is in a state or privately operated hospice facility, skilled nursing home, or residential health care facility, with the approval of the sheriff of the county where such sexual offender resides, to satisfy the annual registration requirements by registering at any time during the sexual offender's month of birth; to remove the requirement that a sexual offender who resides in a state or privately operated hospice facility, skilled nursing home, or residential health care facility, with the approval of the sheriff of the county where such sexual offender resides, be fingerprinted; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Aug 2020
Introduced Feb 20, 2020
Signed Aug 3, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2020
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Aug 3, 2020
Signed into law
Act 554
upper
Aug 3, 2020
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Jun 25, 2020
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Jun 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Jun 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan Powell
RRepublican
P
Bill Hitchens
RRepublican
P
Eddie Lumsden
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
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