Appeal and error; declaratory judgments in instances involving accusations made by a prosecuting attorney regarding credibility of a peace officer; provide
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 5, Chapter 4 of Title 9, Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15, and Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appellate practice, declaratory judgments, prosecuting attorneys, and criminal trials, respectively, so as to...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 5, Chapter 4 of Title 9, Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15, and Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appellate practice, declaratory judgments, prosecuting attorneys, and criminal trials, respectively, so as to provide for declaratory judgments in instances involving accusations made by a prosecuting attorney regarding the credibility of a peace officer; to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 5, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 6, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 10, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 4, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 6, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 10, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 25, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 31, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 31, 2025
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Mar 31, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 12, 2025
Act 115 · May 12, 2025
Effective Date · May 12, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
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Recorded votes
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-31 · yea 55, nay 0, notVoting 0, excused 1
Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2025-03-31 · yea 152, nay 14, notVoting 4, excused 10
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-06 · yea 146, nay 20, notVoting 9, excused 5
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.
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