GA HB118 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 28 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to revise the offense of transmitting a false alarm; to provide for the offense of making an unlawful request for emergency service assistance; to provide for definitions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Crimes and offenses; transmitting a false alarm; revise offense

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-04-02 - House - House Vote #364 (Y: 143 N: 12 NV: 15 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2019-03-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #344 (Y: 43 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2019-03-07 - House - House Vote #177 (Y: 151 N: 20 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-07-01 Effective Date
2019-04-28 Act 73
2019-04-28HouseHouse Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-11HouseHouse Sent to Governor
2019-04-02HouseHouse Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2019-03-29SenateSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-29SenateSenate Third Read
2019-03-26SenateSenate Read Second Time
2019-03-26SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-03-08SenateSenate Read and Referred
2019-03-07HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-07HouseHouse Third Readers
2019-03-04HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-02-06HouseHouse Second Readers
2019-02-05HouseHouse First Readers
2019-01-30HouseHouse Hopper

Georgia State Sources


Bill Comments

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