HB 462 Georgia House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Raise the Age Act; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to enact the "Raise the Age Act"; to provide for an implementation committee; to provide for the powers, composition, and appointment of such committee; to change the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to include certain children who are 17 years of age; to amend Titles 15, 16, 17, 27, 37, 42, and 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, crimes and offenses, criminal procedure, game and fish, mental health, penal institutions, and social services, respectively, so as to make conforming cross-references; to provide for effective dates and automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Mar 7, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2023

How they voted

12219
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 151
Mar 6, 2023
D Democratic63
62 Yea 1
98% Yea
R Republican88
60 Yea 19 Nay 9
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 7, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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