Georgia House Bill 24 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 17 2010 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-04-20 - Senate Read Second Time
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to substantially revise, supersede, and modernize provisions relating to evidence; to provide for definitions; to provide for general provisions; to provide for admission of relevant evidence; to provide for testimonial privileges; to provide for competency of witnesses; to provide for opinions and expert testimony; to provide for and define hearsay; to provide for securing attendance of witnesses; to amend Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to move provisions relating to DNA analysis of persons convicted of certain crimes from Title 24 to Title 35; to amend the O.C.G.A. so as to conform provisions to the new Title 24 and correct cross-references; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Evidence; revise, supersede, and modernize provisions; provide definitions

Sen. Seth Harp [R]	Rep. Mike Jacobs [R]	Rep. Tom Knox [R]	Rep. Roger Lane [R]
Rep. Edward Lindsey [R]	Rep. David Ralston [R]	Rep. Wendell Willard [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-20		Senate Read Second Time
2010-04-20		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2010-03-18		Senate Read and Referred
2010-03-17		House Passed/Adopted
2010-03-17		House Third Readers
2010-03-10		House Committee Favorably Reported
2009-04-03		House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2009-03-03		House Committee Favorably Reported
2009-01-15		House Second Readers
2009-01-14		House First Readers
2008-11-21		House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/25890
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb24_LC_29_3575_pf_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb24_LC_29_3575_a_3.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb24_LC_29_3770S_hs_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb24_LC_29_4240S_hs_7.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb24_LC_29_4240S_hcs_8.htm