Georgia House Bill 119 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-30 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to repeal certain provisions regarding sentencing of defendants guilty of crimes involving bias or prejudice, circumstances, and parole; to provide for sentencing of certain defendants guilty of crimes which target a victim due to the victim's race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin; to provide for enhanced sentences in any case in which the trier of fact determines beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant intentionally selected any victim or any property of the victim as the object of the offense because of the victim's race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or national origin; to provide for certain exceptions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sentencing; defendants guilty of crimes involving bias or prejudice, circumstances, and parole; repeal certain provisions

Rep. Pedro Marin [D]

Rep. Keisha Waites [D]

Rep. Tyrone Brooks [D]

Rep. Simone Bell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-30	House	House Second Readers
2013-01-29	House	House First Readers
2013-01-28	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/38070
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/128869