Georgia Senate Bill 408 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-12 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to require that a mental or behavioral health professional be present at any law enforcement officer's interview of an individual with autism or an autism spectrum disorder in certain circumstances; to require policies of law enforcement agencies; to provide that violations of such requirements shall not be the basis for suppression of evidence or a cause of action; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; mental or behavioral health professional present at interview of individual with autism; require

Sen. Lester Jackson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-12	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2018-02-08	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52663
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/172887