Georgia Senate Bill 569

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-0)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-04 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for requirements for bail hearings for illegal aliens and removable or inadmissible aliens charged with a felony punishable by imprisonment for one year or more; to allow certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to require sheriffs, jailers, and deputies to honor immigration detainer requests; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Criminal Procedure; requirements for bail hearings for illegal aliens and removable or inadmissible aliens charged with a felony; provide

Sen. Brian Strickland [R]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]	Sen. Blake Tillery [R]
Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Timothy Bearden [R]	Sen. Billy Hickman [R]
Sen. Greg Dolezal [R]	Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Sen. Shelly Echols [R]
Sen. Clint Dixon [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]	Sen. Frank Ginn [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]
Sen. Colton Moore [R]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]
Sen. Ed Setzler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-04	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-03-01	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/67592
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/226302