HB 176 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Appeal and error; judgments deemed directly appealable; change a provision

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appeal and error, so as to change a provision relating to judgments deemed directly appealable; to change provisions relating to cases requiring application of appeal; to provide for a definition; to provide for an out-of-time remedy for certain types of postjudgment relief in criminal cases; to provide for procedure and time frames; to change provisions relating to amendments on motions for new trial; to amend Code Section 17-7-93 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reading of indictment or accusation, answer of accused to charge, recordation of "guilty" plea and pronouncement of judgment, withdrawn guilty pleas, and pleas by immigrants, so as to provide for a time frame regarding the withdrawal of a guilty plea; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed May 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC 48 1509S/hcs HB 176/AP* · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated from a committee substitute version to the final version as passed by both the House and Senate. The changes are primarily technical, updating the document title and page headers to reflect its final legislative status rather than its committee stage.
TECHNICAL

Updated document title from 'House Bill 176 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)' to 'House Bill 176 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' to reflect the bill's final legislative status.

Changed page header labels from 'H. B. 176 (SUB)' to 'H. B. 176' to remove the committee substitute designation.

Updated legislative reference numbers from 'LC 48 1509S' to 'LC 48 1509S/AP' to indicate the bill has been approved by both legislative chambers.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

500
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 55
Apr 2, 2025
D Democratic22
22 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican33
28 Yea 5
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 14, 2025
Signed into law
Act 252
upper
May 14, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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