Georgia House Bill 1542 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-03-11 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 and Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment and grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, respectively, so as to provide for considerations in sentencing and paroling a defendant who was less than 18 years of age at the time he or she committed a crime; to eliminate the imposition of the death penalty and life without parole for a defendant who was less than 18 years of age at the time he or she committed a crime; to provide for cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Criminal procedure; considerations in sentencing and paroling a defendant less than 18 years of age at the time he or she committed a crime; provide

Sen. Derek Mallow [D]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Rep. Edna Jackson [D]	Rep. Yasmin Neal [D]
Rep. Shelly Hutchinson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-11	House	House Second Readers
2022-03-09	House	House First Readers
2022-03-08	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/62679
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/208657