Criminal Proceedings; the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in a criminal case to the defendant upon such defendant making a successful motion to disqualify the prosecuting attorney for misconduct in connecti
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the assessment and payment of costs of criminal proceedings, so as to provide for the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in a...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the assessment and payment of costs of criminal proceedings, so as to provide for the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in a criminal case to the defendant upon such defendant making a successful motion to disqualify the prosecuting attorney for misconduct in connection with the case; to provide for procedures for assessing and
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Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Feb 24, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 26, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 3, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Tabled · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Taken from Table · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended · Mar 6, 2025
House First Readers · Mar 10, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 11, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 28, 2025
House Third Readers · Apr 2, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Apr 4, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 14, 2025
Act 361 · May 14, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
16
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Beach, BrandonAlbers, JohnSummers, CardenRobertson, RandyTillery, BlakeSetzler, EdAnderson, LeeHodges, MikeDolezal, GregPayne, ChuckEchols, DrewHarbin, MartyStrickland, BrianGoodman, RussHatchett, BoMartin, Chuck
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-04-04 · yea 35, nay 18, notVoting 0, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-04-02 · yea 103, nay 61, notVoting 2, excused 14
PASSAGE AS AMENDEDSenate · 2025-03-06 · yea 55, nay 0, notVoting 0, excused 1
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