Georgia House Bill 32 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on December 16 2008 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-14 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the death penalty generally, so as to provide that the death penalty may be imposed where the jury finds at least one aggravating circumstance but is unable to reach a unanimous verdict as to the sentence, taking into account the vote of the jurors under certain circumstances; to change provisions relating to the requirement of a jury finding of aggravating circumstance and recommending the death penalty; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Death penalty; impose with unanimous verdict; provisions

Rep. Timothy Beardon [R]	Rep. Tommy Benton [R]	Rep. Charlice Byrd [R]	Rep. Eugene Maddox [R]
Rep. Len Walker [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-14		House Second Readers
2009-01-13		House First Readers
2008-12-16		House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/25906
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb32_LC_29_3591_pf_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb32_LC_29_3591_a_3.htm