Georgia House Bill 1033

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 6 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-06 - Effective Date 2024-05-06
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes against the person, so as to provide for protections for utility workers; to provide for a definition; to provide for enhanced penalties for simple assault, aggravated assault, simple battery, and aggravated battery committed upon utility workers in certain circumstances; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Utility Worker Protection Act; enact

Rep. Rob Leverett [R]	Rep. Tyler Smith [R]	Rep. Victor Anderson [R]	Rep. Bruce Williamson [R]
Rep. David Huddleston [R]	Rep. Farooq Mughal [D]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]

2024-03-21 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #745 (Y: 160 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2024-03-18 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #681 (Y: 50 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - House - Passage: House Vote #458 (Y: 161 N: 0 NV: 11 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-06		Effective Date 2024-05-06
2024-05-06		Act 566
2024-05-06	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2024-04-01	House	House Sent to Governor
2024-03-21	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2024-03-18	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-03-18	Senate	Senate Third Read
2024-03-11	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2024-03-08	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-02-13	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-02-12	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-02-12	House	House Third Readers
2024-02-06	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-01-29	House	House Second Readers
2024-01-26	House	House First Readers
2024-01-25	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66317
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/221853
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/222903
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223731
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/226743
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/228437
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66317#22864
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66317#24305
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66317#24354