Georgia Senate Bill 189 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-08 - Senate Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, so as to change provisions relating to the legal defense of indigents; to change and clarify provisions relating to the authority and responsibilities of the Georgia Public Defender Council and its director; to authorize the creation of more divisions within the council; to clarify the obligation of the council and circuit public defender offices in representing individuals and providing services; to change provisions relating to the circuit public defender supervisory panel; to provide for reporting of certain information; to provide a method for an alternative delivery system to become a circuit public defender office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Criminal Procedure; legal defense of indigents; provisions; change; clarify defined terms

Sen. Blake Tillery [R]	Sen. Jack Hill [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Jeff Mullis [R]
Sen. Jesse Stone [R]	Sen. Bruce Thompson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-08	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2017-02-27	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2017-02-24	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-02-17	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-02-16	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50668
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/165548
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/166583