Georgia House Bill 126

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 6 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-03-28 - Senate Conference Committee Appointed 17th, 18th, 14th
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appellate practice, so as to change a provision relating to judgments deemed directly appealable; 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 provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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

Rep. Tyler Smith [R]	Rep. Stan Gunter [R]	Rep. Stacey Evans [D]	Rep. Matt Reeves [R]
Rep. Esther Panitch [D]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]

2023-03-30 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #405 (Y: 46 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-06 - House - Passage: House Vote #197 (Y: 172 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-28	Senate	Senate Conference Committee Appointed 17th, 18th, 14th
2024-03-28	House	House Conference Committee Appointed 18th, 104th, 176th
2024-03-28	House	House Insisted
2024-03-28	Senate	Senate Insisted
2024-03-07	House	House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-23	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-03-20	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-20	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-07	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-06	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-06	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-02	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-01	House	House Second Readers
2023-01-31	House	House First Readers
2023-01-30	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63756
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/213082
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216735
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217215
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218394
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63756#21192
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63756#21700