Georgia House Bill 487

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-03-29 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assault and battery and related offenses against persons, so as to expand enhanced punishment for aggravated assault and aggravated battery committed upon emergency health workers to all healthcare workers in a hospital or healthcare facility; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Crimes and offenses; assault and battery offenses upon all healthcare workers; expand enhanced punishment

Rep. Mark Newton [R]	Rep. Michelle Au [D]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Beth Camp [R]
Rep. Solomon Adesanya [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-29	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2023-03-06	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-22	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-21	House	House First Readers
2023-02-16	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64565
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215116
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216975