HB 288

  • Georgia House Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Feb 05, 2025
  • Passed House Mar 06, 2025
  • Senate
  • Governor

Appeal and error; declaratory judgments in instances involving accusations made by a prosecuting attorney regarding credibility of a peace officer; provide

Abstract

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 to employment and training of peace officers, so as to provide for review by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council of accusations of peace officer impairment as a witness; to provide for definitions; to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to grand juries, so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Sponsors (6)

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Actions


Mar 10, 2025

Senate

Senate Read and Referred

  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary

Mar 06, 2025

House

House Third Readers

House

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Mar 04, 2025

House

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Public Safety and Homeland Security

Feb 10, 2025

House

House Second Readers

Feb 06, 2025

House

House First Readers

Feb 05, 2025

House

House Hopper

Bill Text

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LC 56 0365S/hcs PDF
LC 56 0365S/hs PDF
LC 39 4532/a PDF

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