GA HB860 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-12 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-12 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the O.C.G.A., relating to prohibited acts involving alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for a social host's criminal responsibility; to provide for exceptions; to expand criminal responsibility for providing or allowing individuals under 21 years of age to consume alcoholic beverages; to provide for penalties and conditional discharge; to amend Code Section 17-4-23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the procedure for arrest by citation for motor vehicle violations, so as to allow for arrest by citation for a social hosting offense; to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal history information, so as to allow for record restriction when an individual is given a conditional discharge for a social hosting offense; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Alcoholic beverages; social host's criminal responsibility; provisions
Sponsors
Rep. Emory Dunahoo [R] | Rep. Matt Dubnik [R] | Rep. Lee Hawkins [R] | Rep. Timothy Barr [R] |
Rep. Joyce Chandler [R] | Rep. Derrick Jackson [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-02-12 | House | House Second Readers |
2018-02-08 | House | House First Readers |
2018-02-07 | House | House Hopper |
Georgia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52596 |
Text | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/172731 |