SB 163 Georgia Senate · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Judicial Emergency; suspension of statutory speedy trial requirements; provide

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judicial emergency, so as to provide for the suspension of statutory speedy trial requirements when compliance with such statutory speedy trial requirements becomes impracticable following a judicial emergency; to provide for applicable circumstances; to provide for requirements; to provide for notice; to provide for intervention by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 11, 2021 Signed May 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2021

How they voted

2714
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 47
Mar 5, 2021
D Democratic18
14 Nay 4
77% Nay
R Republican29
27 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Act 213
upper
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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