GA HB415 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 3 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-05-03 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 3 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-05-03 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 15, 16, 21, 40, 45, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, crimes and offenses, elections, motor vehicles and traffic, public officers and employees, and state government, respectively, so as to provide for a modernized and uniform system of compiling, creating, maintaining, and updating jury lists in this state; to modernize terminology in Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juries; to remove nonmechanical procedures relative to selecting persons for jury service; to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to conform provisions to the new Chapter 12 of Title 15 and correct cross-references; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Jury Composition Reform Act of 2011; enact
Sponsors
| Rep. Alex Atwood [R] | Rep. Stephanie Benfield [D] | Sen. Bill Cowsert [R] | Rep. Edward Lindsey [R] |
| Rep. Billy Maddox [R] | Rep. Wendell Willard [R] |
Roll Calls
2011-04-14 - House - House Vote #391 - Agree Sen Am (Y: 91 N: 64 NV: 21 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2011-04-14 - Senate - Senate Vote #401 - Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute As Amended (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2011-04-14 - House - House Vote #360 - Agree Sen Sub As Am (Y: 163 N: 1 NV: 12 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2011-04-11 - Senate - Senate Vote #285 - Passage By Substitute (Y: 53 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-16 - House - House Vote #189 - Passage (Y: 171 N: 1 NV: 5 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2011-04-14 - Senate - Senate Vote #401 - Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute As Amended (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2011-04-14 - House - House Vote #360 - Agree Sen Sub As Am (Y: 163 N: 1 NV: 12 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2011-04-11 - Senate - Senate Vote #285 - Passage By Substitute (Y: 53 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-16 - House - House Vote #189 - Passage (Y: 171 N: 1 NV: 5 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-03 | Effective Date | |
| 2011-05-03 | Act 50 | |
| 2011-05-03 | House Date Signed by Governor | |
| 2011-04-20 | House Sent to Governor | |
| 2011-04-14 | House Agree Senate Amend or Sub | |
| 2011-04-14 | Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub | |
| 2011-04-14 | House Agree Senate Amend or Sub | |
| 2011-04-11 | Senate Passed/Adopted | |
| 2011-04-11 | Senate Third Read | |
| 2011-03-31 | Senate Read Second Time | |
| 2011-03-31 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported | |
| 2011-03-16 | Senate Read and Referred | |
| 2011-03-16 | House Passed/Adopted | |
| 2011-03-16 | House Third Readers | |
| 2011-03-08 | House Committee Favorably Reported | |
| 2011-03-02 | House Second Readers | |
| 2011-03-01 | House First Readers |
