GA HB258 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 21 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-21 - Effective Date 2021-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual offenses, so as to provide a response to State v. Williams, 2020 Ga. LEXIS 85 (February 10, 2020); to provide that, when a victim is under the age of 16, consent of the victim shall not be a defense to a prosecution for sodomy, aggravated sodomy, child molestation, aggravated child molestation, sexual battery, and aggravated sexual battery; to make conforming changes; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Crimes and offenses; response to State v. Williams, 2020 Ga. LEXIS 85; provisions

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2021-04-01 - House - Agree Sen Am: House Vote #445 (Y: 159 N: 0 NV: 15 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-03-31 - Senate - Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #419 (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2021-03-08 - House - Passage: House Vote #213 (Y: 173 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2021-04-21 Effective Date 2021-07-01
2021-04-21 Act 16
2021-04-21HouseHouse Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-09HouseHouse Sent to Governor
2021-03-31HouseHouse Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2021-03-31SenateSenate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2021-03-31SenateSenate Third Read
2021-03-31SenateSenate Taken from Table
2021-03-29SenateSenate Tabled
2021-03-18SenateSenate Read Second Time
2021-03-17SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2021-03-09SenateSenate Read and Referred
2021-03-08HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-08HouseHouse Third Readers
2021-03-05HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-04HouseHouse Second Readers
2021-02-03HouseHouse First Readers
2021-02-02HouseHouse Hopper

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Bill Comments

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