Georgia Senate Bill 231 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-22 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 19 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding attorneys, so as to provide that a person who is not a United States citizen shall not gain admission to the practice of law or be a duly licensed attorney at law unless such person possesses a lawful alien status; to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education;to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drivers' licenses; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to tax exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Attorney; person who is not a US citizen shall not gain admission to the practice of law; possess a lawful alien status; provide

Sen. Joshua McKoon [R]

Sen. William Ligon [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-22	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-02-21	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50859
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/166082