Georgia House Bill 24 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 3 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to substantially revise, supersede, and modernize provisions relating to evidence; to provide for legislative findings; to amend Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to move provisions relating to DNA analysis of persons convicted of certain crimes from Title 24 to Title 35; to change provisions relating to foreign language interpreters and interpreters for the hearing impaired; to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to conform provisions to the new Title 24 and correct cross-references; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Evidence; revise, supersede, and modernize provisions; provide definitions

Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]	Rep. Elly Dobbs [D]	Rep. Mike Jacobs [R]	Rep. Dar'shun Kendrick [D]
Rep. Edward Lindsey [R]	Rep. Tom Weldon [R]	Rep. Wendell Willard [R]

2011-04-14 - Senate - Senate Vote #339 - Passage (Y: 50 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2011-02-28 - House - House Vote #68 - Passage (Y: 162 N: 5 NV: 6 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-01		Effective Date
2011-05-03		Act 52
2011-05-03		House Date Signed by Governor
2011-04-26		House Sent to Governor
2011-04-14		Senate Passed/Adopted
2011-04-14		Senate Taken from Table
2011-04-12		Senate Tabled
2011-04-12		Senate Third Read
2011-03-30		Senate Read Second Time
2011-03-30		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2011-03-01		Senate Read and Referred
2011-02-28		House Passed/Adopted
2011-02-28		House Third Readers
2011-02-17		House Committee Favorably Reported
2011-02-15		House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2011-02-09		House Committee Favorably Reported
2011-01-25		House Second Readers
2011-01-24		House First Readers
2010-11-15		House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/31996
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb24_LC_29_4445_pf_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb24_LC_29_4445_a_3.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb24_LC_29_4550S_hs_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb24_LC_29_4572S_hs_7.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb24_LC_29_4572S_hcs_8.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb24_Sen_floor_amend_1_AM_29_1055_9.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb24_Sen_floor_amend_2_AM_29_1054_10.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb24_HB_24_APP_12.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/hv0068.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/votes/sv0339.htm