Georgia House Bill 492 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-28 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 and Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses and sentencing and imposition of punishment, respectively, so as to provide for enhanced penalties in cases where a victim of the offenses of aggravated assault, aggravated battery, criminal damage to property in the second degree, terroristic acts and threats, and serious violent offenses is intentionally selected because of such victim's actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; to repeal certain provisions relating to sentencing of defendants guilty of crimes involving bias or prejudice, circumstances, and parole; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Crimes and offenses; aggravated assault, second degree property damage and other crimes done intentionally to certain victims; provide enhanced penalties

Rep. Keisha Waites [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-28	House	House Second Readers
2017-02-27	House	House First Readers
2017-02-24	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/51001
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/166653