Georgia House Bill 19 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on November 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-27 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act," so as to increase the burden of proof for the government in civil forfeiture proceedings; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public defenders, so to provide for representation by public defenders in civil forfeiture proceedings resulting from certain criminal cases; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Due Process in Civil Forfeiture Act; enact

Rep. Sandra Scott [D]	Rep. Erica Thomas [D]	Rep. Kim Schofield [D]	Rep. Viola Davis [D]
Rep. Shelly Hutchinson [D]	Rep. Samuel Park [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-27	House	House Second Readers
2021-01-26	House	House First Readers
2021-01-14	House	House Hopper
2020-11-16	House	House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58804
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195516
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195809