Georgia House Bill 837 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-07 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to facilitate statewide uniformity in policies and procedures concerning law enforcement contact with victims of sexual assault and sexual assault evidence kit notifications; to require the Attorney General to develop, maintain, and publicly post a document concerning the rights of victims of sexual assault; to provide for oversight by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Law enforcement; statewide uniformity in policies concerning law enforcement contact with sexual assault victims; provisions

Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Karla Drenner [D]	Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]
Rep. Scott Holcomb [D]	Rep. Deborah Gonzalez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-07	House	House Second Readers
2018-02-06	House	House First Readers
2018-02-05	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52512
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/172446