SB 344

  • Georgia Senate Bill
  • 2019-2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate
  • Passed Senate Mar 09, 2020
  • House
  • Governor

Witness or Criminal Defendant; certain proceedings conducted by video conference; requirements; provide

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 24-13-60 of the O.C.G.A., relating to order requiring prisoner's delivery to serve as witness or criminal defendant generally, expenses, and prisoner under death sentence as witness, so as to provide that certain proceedings may be conducted by video conference; to amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Division of Forensic Sciences, so as to provide that employees of the state crime lab or associated laboratories may appear by video teleconference in certain proceedings in court; to provide for requirements for such appearances; to provide for notice and continuances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Sponsors (16)

Votes


Actions


Jun 24, 2020

House

House Lost Reconsidered Bill/Resolution

House

House Reconsidered

House

House Third Reading Lost

House

House Third Readers

Jun 18, 2020

House

House Committee Favorably Reported

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Judiciary Non-Civil

Mar 12, 2020

House

House Second Readers

Mar 10, 2020

House

House First Readers

Mar 09, 2020

Senate

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Senate

Senate Third Read

Mar 04, 2020

Senate

Senate Read Second Time

Mar 03, 2020

Senate

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Judiciary

Feb 03, 2020

Senate

Senate Read and Referred

  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary

Jan 31, 2020

Senate

Senate Hopper

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
As passed Senate PDF
Committee sub LC 41 2447S PDF
Floor amend 1 PDF
As introduced LC 28 9516 PDF

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