Georgia House Bill 371 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-03-30 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 24-13-60 of the O.C.G.A., relating to order requiring prisoner's delivery to serve as witness or criminal defendant generally, expenses, and prisoner under death sentence as witness, so as to provide that certain proceedings may be conducted by video conference; to provide for requirements for such proceedings; to authorize judges to order a prisoner's appearance in court; to provide that attorney-client privilege shall be preserved; to provide for the maintenance of certain records; to amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Division of Forensic Sciences, so as to provide that employees of the state crime lab or associated laboratories may appear by video teleconference in certain proceedings in court; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Evidence; certain proceedings may be conducted by video conference; provide

Rep. Stan Gunter [R]	Rep. Chuck Efstration [R]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Rep. Albert Reeves [R]
Rep. Gerald Greene [R]	Sen. Ricky Williams [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]

2021-03-03 - House - Passage: House Vote #147 (Y: 157 N: 9 NV: 4 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-30	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2022-01-10	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2022-01-10	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Tabled
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-03-22	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-03-18	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-05	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-03-03	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-03	House	House Third Readers
2021-02-26	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-11	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-10	House	House First Readers
2021-02-09	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59504
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/197216
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/198946
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/199445
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/200720
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/211004
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202347
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59504#18312