Criminal Procedure; Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform; create
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to create the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform and provide for its members, chairperson, other officers, committees, staff, funding, duties, powers, and sunset of such commission; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2019
Last action Apr 2, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
19 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Blake Tillery
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Greg Dolezal
RRepublican
P
Greg Kirk
RRepublican
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Jack Hill
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
Jennifer Jordan
DDemocratic
P
Jesse Stone
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
P
William Ligon, Jr.
RRepublican
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