Georgia House Bill 116 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 27 2017 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-08 - Senate Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

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 provide the superior court with exclusive original jurisdiction for cases involving aggravated assault involving the use of a firearm and aggravated battery upon certain individuals; to allow a superior court the discretion to transfer such cases back to juvenile court; to clarify the definitions of a class A or class B designated felony act in light of the jurisdictional changes; to add aggravated assault upon an emergency health worker as a class A designated felony; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Juvenile Code; provide superior court with exclusive original jurisdiction for cases involving aggravated assault; provisions

Rep. Albert Reeves [R]	Rep. Alan Powell [R]	Rep. Robert Trammell [D]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]
Sen. Ed Setzler [R]	Rep. Earl Ehrhart [R]	Sen. Tyler Harper [R]

2017-02-27 - House - House Vote #123 (Y: 130 N: 36 NV: 4 Abs: 10) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-08	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2017-03-22	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2017-03-22	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-03-09	Senate	Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
2017-02-28	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-02-27	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-02-27	House	House Third Readers
2017-02-22	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-01-26	House	House Second Readers
2017-01-25	House	House First Readers
2017-01-24	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49816
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/163251
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/166333
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/166816
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/169059
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49816#14922