GA SB316 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 23 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-27 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 23 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-27 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitations of actions, so as to increase the tolling period for limitations for tort actions while a criminal prosecution is pending; to amend Chapter 3 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitations on prosecutions, so as to extend the statute of limitations for the prosecutions of the offenses of cruelty to children in the first degree, rape, sodomy, aggravated sodomy, statutory rape, child molestation, aggravated child molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes, and incest; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Civil Practice; increase the tolling period for limitations for tort actions while a criminal prosecution is pending
Sponsors
| Sen. Charlie Bethel [R] | Sen. Jason Carter [D] | Sen. Bill Hamrick [R] | Sen. Jeff Mullis [R] |
| Sen. David Shafer [R] | Sen. Renee Unterman [R] |
Roll Calls
2012-02-23 - Senate - Senate Vote #506 - Passage By Substitute (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-27 | House Second Readers | |
| 2012-02-24 | House First Readers | |
| 2012-02-23 | Senate Passed/Adopted | |
| 2012-02-23 | Senate Third Read | |
| 2012-02-15 | Senate Read Second Time | |
| 2012-02-09 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported | |
| 2012-01-24 | Senate Read and Referred |
