Georgia House Bill 345 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 7 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-10-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inmate policies, so as to provide for prohibited practices relating to a pregnant female inmate or a female inmate who is in the immediate postpartum period; to provide for definitions; to prohibit certain actions relating to strip searches, examinations, and labor and delivery; to provide for documentation and annual reporting of certain information; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Penal institutions; pregnant female inmates or a female inmate who is in the immediate postpartum period; provide prohibited practices

Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]	Rep. Teri Anulewicz [D]	Rep. Bonnie Rich [R]
Rep. Brett Harrell [R]	Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Sen. Renee Unterman [R]

2019-04-02 - House - House Vote #398 (Y: 152 N: 0 NV: 16 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2019-03-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #366 (Y: 33 N: 21 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #367 (Y: 52 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-05 - House - House Vote #157 (Y: 162 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-01		Effective Date
2019-05-07		Act 249
2019-05-07	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-11	House	House Sent to Governor
2019-04-02	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2019-03-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-03-07	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-03-05	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-05	House	House Third Readers
2019-02-27	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-02-20	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-19	House	House First Readers
2019-02-15	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55046
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/181658
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/182998
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183885
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/185966
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/186992
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/187593
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55046#16720
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55046#17180
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55046#17179
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55046#17228