Georgia House Bill 703 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 7 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-05-07 - Act 439
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privileges, so as to provide for privileged communications between public safety officers and peer counselors; to amend Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officers and employees, so as to create the Governor's Office of Public Safety Support; to provide for a director; to provide for responsibilities of the office; to provide for office space, staff, supplies, and materials; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date based on funding; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Governor's Office of Public Safety Support; create

Rep. Bill Hitchens [R]	Rep. Jodi Lott [R]	Rep. Alan Powell [R]	Rep. Gloria Frazier [D]
Rep. Andrew Welch [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]

2018-03-29 - House - House Vote #840 (Y: 171 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2018-03-27 - Senate - Senate Vote #709 (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-26 - House - House Vote #575 (Y: 172 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-07		Act 439
2018-05-07	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2018-04-05	House	House Sent to Governor
2018-03-29	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2018-03-27	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-03-27	Senate	Senate Third Read
2018-03-15	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2018-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-02-28	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2018-02-26	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-02-26	House	House Third Readers
2018-02-15	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-02-12	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2018-02-05	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2018-01-22	House	House Second Readers
2018-01-19	House	House First Readers
2018-01-18	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52072
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/171196
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/173767
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/176474
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/178044
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/178109
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/178911
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52072#15778
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52072#16214
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52072#16288