Georgia House Bill 35 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on December 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-25 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide for ethical policing; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state tort claims, so as to remove certain immunities from the actions of certain law enforcement officers; to provide that a law enforcement officer alleged to have committed misconduct or a violation of law while acting within the scope of his or her official duties or employment shall be subject to lawsuit or liability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Ethical Policing Act; enact

Rep. Sandra Scott [D]	Rep. Donna McLeod [D]	Rep. James Beverly [D]	Rep. Kim Schofield [D]
Rep. Viola Davis [D]	Rep. Karla Drenner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-25	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-24	House	House First Readers
2021-02-23	House	House Hopper
2020-12-02	House	House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58824
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195559
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/198445