Georgia Senate Bill 172 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 29 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to victim compensation, so as to provide for recovery for serious mental and emotional trauma; to update legislative intent; to change definitions and provide for a new definition; to change provisions related to filing of claims; to change provisions relating to investigations; to revise the characteristics of persons eligible for awards; to change provisions relating to the board's required findings and effective dates for certain for awards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Victim Compensation; provide for recovery for serious mental and emotional trauma; change definitions; provisions

Sen. Bill Hamrick [R]

Sen. Jeff Mullis [R]

2009-04-03 - House - House Vote #509 - Pass (Y: 162 N: 2 NV: 11 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2009-03-12 - Senate - Senate Vote #212 - Passage (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-01		Effective Date
2009-04-29		Act 56
2009-04-29		Senate Date Signed by Governor
2009-04-09		Senate Sent to Governor
2009-04-03		House Passed/Adopted
2009-04-03		House Third Readers
2009-04-01		House Postponed
2009-03-25		House Committee Favorably Reported
2009-03-18		House Second Readers
2009-03-17		House First Readers
2009-03-12		Senate Passed/Adopted
2009-03-12		Senate Third Read
2009-03-10		Senate Read Second Time
2009-03-09		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2009-02-18		Senate Read and Referred

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/27128
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb172_As_introduced_LC_29_3674_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb172_Floor_amend_1_AM_37_0069_3.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb172_As_passed_Senate_4.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/votes/sv0212.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/votes/hv0509.htm