GA HB424 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Passed on April 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-18 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-15-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding street gang terrorism and prevention, so as to include certain sex crimes into the definition of criminal gang activity; to revise a definition; to amend Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to evidence, so as to revise rules pertaining to the admissibility of a complainant's past sexual behavior in prosecutions for certain sexual offenses; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Crimes and offenses; include certain sex crimes into the definition of criminal gang activity

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-04-02 - House - House Vote #374 (Y: 161 N: 4 NV: 7 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-04-02 - Senate - Senate Vote #412 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-03-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #336 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2019-03-07 - House - House Vote #196 (Y: 171 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-04-18 Effective Date
2019-04-18 Act 31
2019-04-18HouseHouse Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-11HouseHouse Sent to Governor
2019-04-02SenateSenate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2019-04-02HouseHouse Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
2019-03-29SenateSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-29SenateSenate Third Read
2019-03-28SenateSenate Read Second Time
2019-03-28SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-03-08SenateSenate Read and Referred
2019-03-07HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-07HouseHouse Third Readers
2019-03-01HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-02-25HouseHouse Second Readers
2019-02-22HouseHouse First Readers
2019-02-21HouseHouse Hopper

Georgia State Sources


Bill Comments

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