Georgia House Bill 479 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 10 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-10 - Effective Date 2021-05-10
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, so as to revise certain arrest powers; to provide for arrests by a law enforcement officer outside of the jurisdiction of his or her employing law enforcement agency under certain circumstances; to revise the grounds for arrest by a private person; to repeal in its entirety Article 4 of Chapter 4, relating to arrest by private persons; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor carrier compliance division; to amend Chapter 38 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to operators of private detective businesses and private security businesses; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to detention or arrest on suspicion of shoplifting or film piracy; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Criminal procedure; revise certain arrest powers; provisions

Rep. Albert Reeves [R]	Rep. Don Hogan [R]	Rep. Carl Gilliard [D]	Rep. Gloria Frazier [D]
Rep. Buddy DeLoach [R]	Rep. William Boddie [D]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]

2021-03-31 - House - Agree Sen Am: House Vote #373 (Y: 169 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - Senate - Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #346 (Y: 52 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - Senate - Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 37th: Senate Vote #345 (Y: 33 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-03-08 - House - Passage: House Vote #214 (Y: 173 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-10		Effective Date 2021-05-10
2021-05-10		Act 264
2021-05-10	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-09	House	House Sent to Governor
2021-03-31	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Tabled
2021-03-22	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-03-18	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2021-03-09	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-03-08	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-08	House	House Third Readers
2021-03-05	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-18	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-17	House	House First Readers
2021-02-16	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59726
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/197751
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/199634
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/200005
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202470
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201886
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59726#18433
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59726#18755
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59726#18756
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59726#18858