GA SB287 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-02 - Senate Read Second Time
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-02 - Senate Read Second Time
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitations on prosecution, so as to revise the statute of limitations on the offenses of rape, aggravated sodomy, and aggravated sexual battery; to provide that a prosecution for the offenses of rape, aggravated sodomy, and aggravated sexual battery may be commenced at any time; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Limitations on Prosecution; statute of limitations on the offenses of rape; revise
Sponsors
| Sen. Harold Jones [D] | Sen. Donzella James [D] | Sen. Zahra Karinshak [D] | Sen. Nikema Williams [D] |
| Sen. Gail Davenport [D] | Sen. Valencia Seay [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-02 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2020-02-28 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2020-01-27 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2020-01-16 | Senate | Senate Hopper |
| 2020-01-09 | Senate | Senate Prefiled |
