Georgia House Bill 176

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 14 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-14 - Effective Date 2025-05-14
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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of indictment or accusation, answer of accused to charge, recordation of "guilty" plea and pronouncement of judgment, withdrawn guilty pleas, and pleas by immigrants, so as to provide for a time frame regarding the withdrawal of a guilty plea; to provide for related matters; to provide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.

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

Rep. Tyler Smith [R]	Rep. Stan Gunter [R]	Rep. Stacey Evans [D]	Rep. Tanya Miller [D]
Sen. Brian Strickland [R]

2025-04-02 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #425 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-26 - House - Passage: House Vote #86 (Y: 168 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-14		Effective Date 2025-05-14
2025-05-14		Act 252
2025-05-14	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2025-04-08	House	House Sent to Governor
2025-04-02	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2025-04-02	Senate	Senate Third Read
2025-04-02	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2025-04-02	Senate	Senate Tabled
2025-03-13	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-03-11	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2025-02-27	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-26	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-02-26	House	House Third Readers
2025-02-20	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-03	House	House Second Readers
2025-01-30	House	House First Readers
2025-01-29	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69655
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/230684
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233189
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233993
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239058
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69655#24883
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69655#25553