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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 19, 2008 | GA | Fleming AM 29 0700 | Amending Capital Punishment Sentencing Procedures | Amendment Adopted - House (100 - 66) |
March 19, 2008 | GA | SB 145 | Amending Sentencing Guidelines for Murder | Bill Passed - House (112 - 55) |
Feb. 12, 2008 | GA | SR 822 | Reassessing Georgia's Northern Border | Resolution Passed - Senate (52 - 0) |
Feb. 26, 2008 | GA | HR 413 | English as the Official Language of Georgia | Resolution Failed - House (103 - 61) |
March 4, 2008 | GA | HB 1245 | Public Defender Funding Amendments | Bill Passed - House (141 - 21) |
March 6, 2008 | GA | SB 449 | Limiting Agritourism Liability | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 14) |
March 20, 2008 | GA | SB 350 | Increasing Penalties for Driving Without a License | Bill Passed - House (99 - 68) |
March 20, 2007 | GA | HCS HB 185 | Death Penalty Rules | Bill Passed - House (106 - 65) |
Feb. 7, 2008 | GA | SB 350 | Increasing Penalties for Driving Without a License | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 13) |
Feb. 20, 2008 | GA | HR 1206 | Reassessing Georgia's Northern Border | Resolution Passed - House (136 - 26) |
March 28, 2024 | GA | SB 479 | Establishes Guidelines to Raise and Standardize Pay for Judges | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (47 - 4) |
March 20, 2014 | GA | HB 60 | Amends Firearm Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (112 - 58) |
March 28, 2024 | GA | SB 479 | Establishes Guidelines to Raise and Standardize Pay for Judges | Conference Report Adopted - House (117 - 50) |
March 18, 2014 | GA | HB 60 | Amends Firearm Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 18) |
June 24, 2020 | GA | SB 288 | Authorizes Record Restriction for Certain Misdemeanor and Conditional Discharges | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
March 29, 2023 | GA | SB 133 | Requires Juvenile Judges Take "Additional Steps" Before Ordering Children Into Foster Care | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (48 - 2) |
March 11, 2014 | GA | HB 60 | Amends Firearm Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (108 - 54) |
March 29, 2023 | GA | SB 133 | Requires Juvenile Judges Take "Additional Steps" Before Ordering Children Into Foster Care | Bill Passed - House (102 - 69) |
March 22, 2021 | GA | SB 9 | Establishes a New Judicial Court Called the Columbia Judicial Circuit | Bill Passed - House (96 - 70) |
June 18, 2020 | GA | HB 545 | Reduces Statute of Limitations for Certain Nuisance Lawsuits | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21) |
March 17, 2021 | GA | HB 112 | Establishes COVID-19 Liability Protections for Businesses | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 17) |
June 26, 2020 | GA | SB 402 | Prohibits the Use of "Unsecured Judicial Release" | Bill Passed - House (99 - 68) |
March 27, 2023 | GA | SB 92 | Establishes Provisions Regarding Prosecuting Attorneys | Bill Passed - House (97 - 77) |
March 5, 2024 | GA | SB 332 | Establishes a Commission to Investigate Complaints Against Prosecutors | Bill Passed - House (97 - 73) |
April 14, 2011 | GA | HB 24 | Amending Rules of Evidence | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 3) |
March 2, 2023 | GA | SB 92 | Establishes Provisions Regarding Prosecuting Attorneys | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 24) |
Feb. 6, 2024 | GA | SB 332 | Establishes a Commission to Investigate Complaints Against Prosecutors | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 22) |
Feb. 9, 2021 | GA | HB 112 | Establishes COVID-19 Liability Protections for Businesses | Bill Passed - House (99 - 68) |
March 7, 2019 | GA | HB 545 | Reduces Statute of Limitations for Certain Nuisance Lawsuits | Bill Passed - House (107 - 58) |
Feb. 28, 2011 | GA | HB 24 | Amending Rules of Evidence | Bill Passed - House (162 - 5) |
March 17, 2010 | GA | HB 982 | Amending Wage Garnishment Procedures for Late Taxpayers | Bill Passed - House (95 - 68) |
Feb. 25, 2009 | GA | SB 23 | Admissibility of Seat Belt Evidence in Court | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 12) |
Feb. 19, 2009 | GA | SB 42 | Transfer of Authority Over State's Public Defender System | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 21) |