Investigation of Family Violence; terminology used in determining whom to arrest; revise
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-4-20.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to investigation of family violence, preparation of written report, review of report by defendant arrested for family violence, and compilation of statistics, so as to revise the terminology used in determining whom to arrest; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Aug 2020
Introduced Mar 2, 2020
Signed Aug 5, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2020
How they voted
20–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 24
Mar 12, 2020
D
Democratic9
66% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Aug 5, 2020
Signed into law
Act 578
upper
Aug 5, 2020
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Jun 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Jun 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Strickland
RRepublican
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
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