Criminal procedure; add DFCS case managers to people for whom arrest warrants may be issued only by certain judicial officers
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to warrants for arrest, so as to add DFCS case manager to the people for whom arrest warrants may be issued only by certain judicial officers; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 18, 2021
Signed May 3, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 8, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 3, 2021
Signed into law
Act 137
upper
May 3, 2021
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clay Pirkle
RRepublican
P
Jason Ridley
RRepublican
P
Kasey Carpenter
RRepublican
P
Mitchell Scoggins
RRepublican
P
Sharon Cooper
RRepublican
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