Georgia House Bill 137 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-07 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 and Chapter 2 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment and board and Department of Corrections, respectively, so as to provide for notification to the Department of Corrections when a prisoner has been convicted of killing a peace officer in the line of duty; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bishop's Law; enact

Rep. Clint Crowe [R]

Rep. J Collins [R]

Rep. Danny Mathis [R]

Rep. Derrick McCollum [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2023-02-02	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-01	House	House Second Readers
2023-01-31	House	House First Readers
2023-01-30	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63767
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/213097