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Georgia General Assembly · HB 222 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 254)

Criminal procedure; inclusion of certain contact information on bonds and recognizances; require

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bonds and recognizances in criminal proceedings, so as to require the inclusion of certain contact information on such bonds and recognizances; Read the full text

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2025-2026 regular session

Where it is

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House Hopper · Feb 3, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 4, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 5, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 20, 2025
House Third Readers · Feb 26, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Feb 26, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 27, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 20, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Tabled · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Taken from Table · Apr 4, 2025
Senate Third Read · Apr 4, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Apr 4, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 9, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 14, 2025
Act 254 · May 14, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025

The numbers

6
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Blackmon, ShawWilliams, Jr., NoelBallard, BethanyJones, AnissaEfstration, ChuckWalker, III, Larry

Recorded votes

PASSAGESenate · 2025-04-04 · yea 52, nay 0, notVoting 2, excused 2
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-02-26 · yea 169, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 6
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2025).