Georgia House Bill 897 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on December 17 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-22 - House Committee Favorably Reported
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual offenses, so as to change certain provisions relating to sexual assault against persons in custody, certain patients, and other persons subject to the authority of a supervisor or disciplinary person; to remove a consent defense to sexual assault on certain persons; to reorganize the Code section; to provide for a definition; to provide for misdemeanor punishment under certain circumstances; to provide that the offense not be merged with other offenses; provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sexual offenses; assault against persons in custody; change certain provisions

Rep. Doug Collins [R]	Rep. Mark Hamilton [R]	Rep. Michael Harden [R]	Rep. Kevin Levitas [D]
Rep. Matthew Ramsey [R]	Rep. Mark Williams [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-22		House Committee Favorably Reported
2010-03-16		House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2010-02-18		House Committee Favorably Reported
2010-02-10		House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2010-02-02		House Committee Favorably Reported
2010-01-14		House Second Readers
2010-01-13		House First Readers
2009-12-17		House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/28952
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb897_LC_29_3977_pf_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb897_LC_29_3977_a_3.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb897_LC_29_4093S_hs_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb897_LC_29_4176S_hs_7.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb897_LC_29_4281S_hs_9.htm