Georgia House Bill 768 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 29 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-31 - 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 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for pretrial proceedings in connection with an accused's claim of intellectual disability in criminal cases involving a capital offense in which the death penalty is sought; to provide for postconviction, presentence proceedings in connection with an accused's claim of intellectual disability in criminal cases involving a capital offense in which the death penalty is sought; to provide for procedure and definitions; to change provisions relating to verdicts and jury charges in such cases; to provide for conforming cross-references in connection to speedy trial demands and the Supreme Court's review of pretrial proceedings in death penalty cases; to correct a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Criminal procedure; pretrial proceedings with an accused's claim of intellectual disability; provisions

Rep. Scott Hilton [R]	Rep. David Dreyer [D]	Rep. Brett Harrell [R]	Rep. Scot Turner [R]
Rep. Scott Holcomb [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-31	House	House Second Readers
2018-01-30	House	House First Readers
2018-01-29	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52282
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/171784