Georgia House Bill 500 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on May 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-02 - Effective Date 2024-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arson and explosives, so as to provide for the offense of arson of a law enforcement vehicle; to provide for a penalty; to amend Code Section 17-6-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when offenses bailable, procedure, schedule of bails, and appeal bonds, so as to include the offense of arson of a law enforcement vehicle; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Crimes and offenses; offense of arson of law enforcement vehicle; provide

Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]	Rep. Matt Reeves [R]	Rep. Scott Hilton [R]	Rep. Mike Cheokas [R]
Rep. Lauren Daniel [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]

2024-03-28 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #827 (Y: 36 N: 18 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-01 - House - Passage: House Vote #113 (Y: 100 N: 69 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-02		Effective Date 2024-07-01
2024-05-02		Act 547
2024-05-02	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2024-04-02	House	House Sent to Governor
2024-03-28	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2024-03-28	Senate	Senate Third Read
2024-03-28	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2024-03-26	Senate	Senate Tabled
2024-01-26	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2024-01-08	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-01	House	House Passed/Adopted
2023-03-01	House	House Third Readers
2023-02-27	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-23	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-22	House	House First Readers
2023-02-21	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64612
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215313
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/229259
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64612#21122
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64612#24620