Georgia Senate Bill 154 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 24 2017 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-27 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to assault and battery, so as to provide for the offenses of aggravated assault and aggravated battery upon a public safety officer while the public safety officer is engaged in, or on account of the performance of, his or her official duties; to amend Code Section 45-9-85 of the O.C.G.A., relating to payment of indemnification for death or disability; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to imputable negligence, so as to provide that tort liability shall be unlimited for parents and guardians having custody and control over a minor child or children under the age of 18 for willful or malicious acts against a public safety officer under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Assault and Battery; public safety officer while engaged in his or her official duties; provide for the offenses of aggravated assault and aggravated battery

Sen. Gregory Kirk [R]	Sen. Tyler Harper [R]	Sen. David Shafer [R]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]
Sen. Freddie Sims [D]	Sen. Butch Miller [R]	Sen. Ed Setzler [R]

2018-03-27 - House - House Vote #789 (Y: 169 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2017-02-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #90 (Y: 47 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-27	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-03-27	House	House Third Readers
2018-03-23	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-03-30	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2017-03-22	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-02-28	House	House Second Readers
2017-02-27	House	House First Readers
2017-02-24	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-02-24	Senate	Senate Third Read
2017-02-23	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2017-02-22	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-02-14	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-02-10	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50447
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/164949
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/166157
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/166680
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/169031
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/177606
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50447#14908
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50447#16184