Georgia House Bill 24 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-12-11 - House Prefiled
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, or national origin, circumstances, and parole; 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Punishment; sentencing of defendants guilty of crimes involving bias or prejudice; repeal certain provisions

Rep. Keisha Waites [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-12-11	House	House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/37753
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/128059