Georgia House Bill 1201

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 24 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-24 - Effective Date 2024-04-24
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 17-10-21 and 35-3-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vacating of sentence for trafficking victim defendants and review of individual's criminal history record information, definitions, privacy considerations, written application requesting review, and inspection, respectively, so as to provide for the vacating of sentences of victims of trafficking sentenced under Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, relating to first offenders; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Criminal procedure; vacating of sentences of victims of trafficking; provisions

Rep. Houston Gaines [R]	Rep. Tyler Smith [R]	Rep. Jan Jones [R]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]
Rep. Soo Hong [R]	Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]

2024-03-26 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #796 (Y: 169 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2024-03-20 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #704 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - House - Passage: House Vote #595 (Y: 167 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-24		Effective Date 2024-04-24
2024-04-24		Act 490
2024-04-24	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2024-04-03	House	House Sent to Governor
2024-03-26	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2024-03-20	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-03-20	Senate	Senate Third Read
2024-03-14	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2024-03-13	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-03-04	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-02-29	House	House Passed/Adopted
2024-02-29	House	House Third Readers
2024-02-22	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2024-02-12	House	House Second Readers
2024-02-09	House	House First Readers
2024-02-08	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66822
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223379
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/227001
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/229100
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66822#23149
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66822#24341
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66822#24456